Ur
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɝ/
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠.
Proper noun
Ur
- An ancient city in Mesopotamia.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From German Urkontinent (“original continent”), taking the morpheme ur- (“original”).
Proper noun
Ur
- (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)
Synonyms
Further reading
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- Ur in Duden online
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)
- Mecklenburgisch and Western Pomeranian form of Or (“ear”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *ūraz.
Noun
Ur n (plural Urs)
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