aur-

See also: aur and Aur

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ôr, IPA^(key): /ɔːɹ/

Etymology 1

First productive in the 1575 coinage auripotent: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin aurum (“gold”).

Alternative forms

• auri- (often)
• auro- (also commonly)

Prefix

aur-

1. gold

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with aur-

• aurific
• aurify
• auripotent

Etymology 2

First productive in the 1678 coinage aurist: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin auris (“ear”).

Alternative forms

• auri- (usually)
• auro- (rarely)

Prefix

aur-

1. ear

Synonyms

• (ear): ot- (Greek equivalent)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with aur-

• auriform
• aurilave
• auriscope
• auriscopy
• aurist

See also

• auriculo-

Anagrams

• Rua, UAR, URA