Ur

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠.

Proper noun

Ur

  1. An ancient city in Mesopotamia.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From German Urkontinent (“original continent”), taking the morpheme ur- (“original”).

Proper noun

Ur

  1. (geology) A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔuːɐ̯/
  • Homophone: Uhr

Noun

Ur m (genitive Urs or Ures, plural Ure)

  1. aurochs

Synonyms

Further reading

German Low German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uːɾ/

Etymology 1

From Old Saxon ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

Alternative forms

Noun

Ur n (plural Uren)

  1. Mecklenburgisch and Western Pomeranian form of Or (“ear”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ūraz.

Noun

Ur n (plural Urs)

  1. aurochs
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