Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin -tūraEnglish -ureFrench -ureItalian -turaSpanish -dura.

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-uro

  1. suffix used with verbal roots to denote the result or product where it is necessary to distinguish this from the act
    fotografar (to photograph) + ‎-uro → ‎fotografuro (a photograph)
    signatar (to sign) + ‎-uro → ‎signaturo (a signature)

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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-uro

  1. (chemistry) -ide
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Etymology 2

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-uro

  1. (zoology) having a tail
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuɾo/ [ˈu.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -uɾo
  • Syllabification: -u‧ro

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-uro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uros)

  1. (chemistry) -ide (marking the binary compound of a nonmetal)

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