úr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse úr (out of), from Proto-Germanic *uz (out, out of).

Preposition

úr (+ dative)

  1. out of
    fara úr klæðunumto undress
    draga bát úr neystito pull a boat out of the boathouse
    úr jarni, viði, gulli(made) of iron, wood, wool
  2. from
    drekka úr fløskuto drink from the bottle
    fara úr einum felagto resign from a club
    hann slapp úr oynnihe left the island
    stað úr staðfrom place to place
    úr øllum ættumfrom everywhere
    hann kemur úr Onglandihe comes from England
    umseta úr enskumtranslate from English
  3. off
    í ein útnyrðing úr Føroyumin the northwest off the Faroes

Antonyms

  • í (in)

Adverb

úr

  1. in expressions
    hava úr at gerato have much to do
    verða úrto happen

Synonyms


Hungarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Uralic *ura (man, male). Cognates include Finnish uros (male, adult man, hero).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈuːr]
  • (file)

Noun

úr (plural urak)

  1. lord
    Így szól az Úr, Megváltód, Izráelnek Szentje: Én vagyok az Úr, Istened, ki tanítlak hasznosra, és vezetlek oly úton, a melyen járnod kell. — Ézsaiás 48:17
  2. master
  3. gentleman
  4. Mr, Mr.
  5. husband (only in the possessive)
    Az urammal egy vonatúton ismerkedtünk meg.My husband and I met each other on a train ride.
    Synonym: férjeura

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative úr urak
accusative urat urakat
dative úrnak uraknak
instrumental úrral urakkal
causal-final úrért urakért
translative úrrá urakká
terminative úrig urakig
essive-formal úrként urakként
essive-modal
inessive úrban urakban
superessive úron urakon
adessive úrnál uraknál
illative úrba urakba
sublative úrra urakra
allative úrhoz urakhoz
elative úrból urakból
delative úrról urakról
ablative úrtól uraktól
Possessive forms of úr
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. uram uraim
2nd person sing. urad uraid
3rd person sing. ura urai
1st person plural urunk uraink
2nd person plural uratok uraitok
3rd person plural uruk uraik

Synonyms

Derived terms

(Compound words):

(Expressions):


Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːr/
  • Rhymes: -uːr

Etymology 1

Noun

úr n (genitive singular úrs, nominative plural úr)

  1. clock
  2. watch
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse úr (out of), from Proto-Germanic *uz (out, out of). More at or-.

Preposition

úr

  1. out of
  2. from
Derived terms

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːɾˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish úr (fresh, new).

Adjective

úr (genitive singular masculine úir, genitive singular feminine úire, plural úra, comparative úire)

  1. fresh; new
  2. free, liberal
  3. moist
Declension
Derived terms
  • An tOileán Úr (the New World, America)
  • úraigh (freshen; scour, cleanse; become moist, damp, verb)

Noun

úr m (genitive singular úir)

  1. anything fresh or new
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

úr m (genitive singular úra)

  1. (literary) heath
  2. (literary) letter U in Ogham alphabet
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

úr m (genitive singular úir, nominative plural úir)

  1. Alternative form of iúr (yew)
Declension

Etymology 4

Determiner

úr

  1. Alternative form of bhur (your pl)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
úr n-úr húr t-úr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "úr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 2 úr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “úr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “úr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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