sur-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sur"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French sur-, sour-, sor-, soure-, a syncopic form of the Latin super.

Pronunciation

Prefix

sur-

  1. (not currently productive) A syncopic variant of super-.
    surreach, surrebutter, surreine, surreined, surrejoinder, surreply, surreverently, surroyal

Derived terms

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French

Etymology

From Old French sur-, sour-, from syncopation of Latin super-. Doublet of super-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syʁ/
  • Rhymes: -yʁ

Prefix

sur-

  1. over, on top of
  2. over- (excessive; excessively; too much)

Derived terms

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From syncopation of Latin super-.

Prefix

sur-

  1. over, on top of

Derived terms

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Descendants

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