-ur

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"

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Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse -r, the nominative singular ending for i-, u-, masculine a-, and masculine consonant stem nouns, as well as most masculine adjectives. In turn, the Old Norse endings all stem from Proto-Indo-European *-s, a general-purpose masculine/feminine singular nominative ending.

Suffix

-ur

1. Occurs as the nominative singular ending in every class of strong masculine nouns, although not exclusively.
2. Occurs as the nominative singular ending for a few feminine strong nouns.
3. The majority of strong, masculine adjectives end in -ur in the nominative.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse -ur (“weak feminine nominative and accusative plural ending”)

Suffix

-ur

1. The nominative and accusative plural ending for most weak feminine nouns; triggers u-mutation of a preceding a.

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Old French

Alternative forms

• -our (later Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

Latin -or

Suffix

-ur

1. (early Anglo-Norman) -er, used for form agent nouns

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Old High German

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *-áz

Suffix

-ur m (noun)

1. Suffix variant found on masculine a-stem nouns

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Swedish

Suffix

-ur

1. -ure; making an art or profession from an occupation, e.g. arkitekt (“architect”) → arkitektur (“architecture”)

Derived terms

► Swedish words suffixed with -ur