aur-

See also: aur and Aur

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

First productive in the 1575 coinage auripotent: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin aurum (“gold”).

Prefix

aur-

  1. gold
Usage notes
  • When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix usually concatenates with -i- (as auri-).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

First productive in the 1678 coinage aurist: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin auris (“ear”).

Prefix

aur-

  1. ear
Usage notes
  • When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix usually concatenates with -i- (as auri-).
Synonyms
  • (ear): ot- (Grecian equivalent)
Derived terms
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