sur-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sur"
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English sur-, from Old French sur-, sour-, sor-, soure-, a syncopic form of the Latin super. Doublet of super-, over-, and hyper-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sŭr, IPA(key): /sɚ/, /sʌ˞/
Prefix edit
sur-
- (not currently productive) A syncopic variant of super-.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “sur-, prefix” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French sur-, sour-, from syncopation of Latin super-. Doublet of super-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
sur-
- over, on top of
- over- (excessive; excessively; too much)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French sur-, from Latin super-. Compare over-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
sur-
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: sur-
References edit
- “sur-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From syncopation of Latin super-.
Prefix edit
sur-
- over, on top of