-ura

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ura"

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ūra.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uɾa

Suffix

-ura f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ures)

1. -ness (forms nouns of quality from adjectives)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ura

Further reading

• “-ura”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

Galician

Etymology

From Latin -ūra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuɾɐ]

Suffix

-ura f

1. -ness (forms nouns of quality from adjectives).

   ‎lento (“damp”) + ‎-ura → ‎lentura (“dampness”)

   ‎triste (“sad”) + ‎-ura → ‎tristura (“sadness”)

   Synonym: -eza

Derived terms

Galician terms suffixed with -ura

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-ura f

1. used to form collective nouns

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ura

Anagrams

• Aru, Rua, rua

Latin

Etymology

From -us (suffix forming passive perfect participle) +‎ -ra (nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.ra/, [ˈuːrä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ra/, [ˈuːrä]

Suffix

-ūra f (genitive -ūrae); first declension

1. Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives.

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-ūra	-ūrae
Genitive	-ūrae	-ūrārum
Dative	-ūrae	-ūrīs
Accusative	-ūram	-ūrās
Ablative	-ūrā	-ūrīs
Vocative	-ūra	-ūrae

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Syllabification: u‧ra

Suffix

-ura f

1. Forms feminine nouns, often related to offices

   ‎bździć + ‎-ura → ‎bzdura

   ‎administrator + ‎-ura → ‎administratura

Declension

Declension of -ura

	singular	plural
nominative	-ura	-ury
genitive	-ury	-ur
dative	-urze	-urom
accusative	-urę	-ury
instrumental	-urą	-urami
locative	-urze	-urach
vocative	-uro	-ury

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ura

Further reading

• -ura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• -ura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -ūra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -uɾɐ
• Hyphenation: u‧ra

Suffix

-ura f (noun-forming suffix, plural -uras)

1. -ness (forms nouns of quality from adjectives)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ura

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-ura (Cyrillic spelling -ура)

1. suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a pejorative

See also

• -urina

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ūra.

Suffix

-ura f (plural -uras)

1. attaches to adjectives to form abstract nouns

   ‎loco (“crazy”) + ‎-ura → ‎locura (“madness”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ura

Further reading

• “-ura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014