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ur-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"

English

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Etymology

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From German ur-, originally from Old High German ir-, ur- (“thoroughly”),[1] from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (same meaning). Cognate with Dutch oer-, English or-.

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Prefix

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ur-

  1. Forming words with the sense of “proto-, primitive, original”.
    • 2003, John Adcox, 'Can Fantasy be Myth? Mythopoeia and The Lord of the Rings', The Newsletter of the Mythic Imagination Institute[1]:
      Some stories reach deeper, into the most primal and profound truths. They mirror, in new and original ways, the Ur-myth, the act of creation itself.
    • 2007, Max Rodenbeck, ‘Lebanon's Agony’, New York Review of Books, volume 54, number 11:
      Lebanon ultimately remains hostage to the regional ur-conflict over Palestine.

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Derived terms

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English terms prefixed with ur-
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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ “Ur-”, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

Anagrams

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, ir- (“thoroughly”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”).

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Prefix

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ur-

  1. ur- (proto-, primitive, original)
    ‎ur- + ‎Woid (“forest”) → ‎Urwoid (“primeval forest”)
    ‎ur- + ‎Knoi (“bang”) → ‎Urknoi (“Big Bang”)
  2. great-; indicates an additional generation of separation between relatives
    ‎ur- + ‎Opa (“grandfather”) → ‎Uropa (“great-grandfather”)
    ‎ur- + ‎Großtant (“great-aunt”) → ‎Urgroßtant (“great-great-aunt”)
  3. (chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna) very; used to intensify adjectives
    ‎ur- + ‎oid (“old”) → ‎uroid (“ancient”)
    ‎ur- + ‎teier (“expensive”) → ‎urteier (“very expensive”)
    ‎ur- + ‎klaa (“small”) → ‎urklaa (“very small, tiny”)

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Bavarian terms prefixed with ur-

Danish

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Prefix

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ur-

  1. ur-, proto-

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, ir- (“thoroughly”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /uːɐ̯/, [ʔuːɐ̯] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ʊʁ/, [ʔʊɐ̯] (by a common merger)
  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

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ur-

  1. ur- (proto-, primitive, original)[1]
    ‎ur- + ‎Schrei (“scream”) → ‎Urschrei (“primal scream”)
    ‎ur- + ‎Wald (“forest”) → ‎Urwald (“primeval forest”)
  2. great-; indicates an additional generation of separation between relatives
    ‎ur- + ‎Opa (“grandfather”) → ‎Uropa (“great-grandfather”)
  3. (especially Austria) very; used to intensify adjectives
    ‎ur- + ‎alt (“old”) → ‎uralt (“ancient”)
    ‎ur- + ‎gemütlich (“cosy”) → ‎urgemütlich (“very cosy”)

Derived terms

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German terms prefixed with ur-

Descendants

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  • → English: ur-
  • → Dutch: oer-

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “ur-” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

Gothic

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Romanization

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ur-

  1. Romanization of 𐌿𐍂-

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish air-, ur-. Akin to ar.

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ur-

  1. before, ante-, pro-
  2. (intensifying) very
  3. Alternative form of for- (“over, superior, super-; outer, external; great, extreme”)

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Irish terms prefixed with ur-

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ur- n-ur- hur- t-ur-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From German ur-.

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ur-

  1. primeval, primordial, primitive, proto-
  2. first, original
  3. exceedingly, extremely, very (in adjectives)

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Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with ur-

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From German ur-.

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ur-

  1. primeval, primordial, primitive, proto-
  2. first, original
  3. exceedingly, extremely, very (in adjectives)

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Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with ur-

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-.

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ur-

  1. thoroughly[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Ur-, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

Swedish

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Prefix

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ur-

  1. aboriginal, primeval, proto-, original (with general connotations of old)
  2. (colloquial, intensifier) very, super-
    Synonyms: as-, gör-, jätte-, skit-, svin-, vrål-, bauta-, (usually negative) piss-
    Han är urgammal
    He's super old
    Hon är urfånig
    She's super silly

Usage notes

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  • Gives connotations of ancient when put before nouns. "Urhammaren" could be translated as "the ancient hammer" without further context.
  • Can be put before virtually any adjective or adverb as an intensifier.

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