-ure

English

Etymology

From Middle English -ure, from Old French -ure, from Latin -tūra.

Suffix

-ure

(no longer productive) A process; a condition; a result of an action
(no longer productive) An official entity or function.

Derived terms

Translations

Translations

See also

-tion

Anagrams

ERU, EUR, Eur., Rue, eur-, eur., rue

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French -(ë)ure, from Latin -(ā)tūram, the accusative case of -(ā)tūra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /yʁ/

Suffix

-ure f (plural -ures)

forms nouns describing the result of an action
‎brûler (“to burn”) + ‎-ure → ‎brûlure (“burn”)

‎blesser (“to injure”) + ‎-ure → ‎blessure (“injury”)

-ure m (plural -ures)

(chemistry) -ide
‎iode (“iodine”) + ‎-ure → ‎iodure (“iodide”)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ure

Further reading

“-ure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French -eure, -ure, from Latin -(ā)tūra, -(ā)tūram.

Alternative forms

-ewr, -our, -oure, -owre, -ur

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-ˈiu̯r(ə)/, /-ˈuːr(ə)/, /-ur(ə)/

Suffix

-ure

Forms abstract nouns denoting actions or results.
(less common) forms nouns denoting states or things.

Derived terms

Middle English terms suffixed with -ure

Descendants

English: -ure
Scots: -ure

References

“-ūre, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ure

Alternative form of -our

Old French

Alternative forms

-eure
-eüre

Etymology

From Latin -(ā)tūram, the accusative case of -(ā)tūra.

Suffix

-ure

used to form usually feminine, usually abstract nouns

Descendants

French: -ure
→ Middle English: -ure, -ewr, -our, -oure, -owre, -ur
- English: -ure
- Scots: -ure

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