ur
English
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”). Compare Latin ūrō.
Assan
Basque
Usage notes
This is one of a few words with an underlying final flap, so with the article it has the form ura, contrasting with ur meaning hazelnut.
Declension
(inanimate noun) declension of ur
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Derived terms
- limoi ur
- ur begi
- ur geza
- ur txori
- ur zurrusta
Usage notes
With the article this has the more regular form urra, contrasting with ur meaning water.
Declension
(inanimate noun) declension of ur
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See also
- uraldi
- urberritu
- ureztatu
- ureztontzi
- urjauzi
- urmael
- urmargo
- urmeloi
- urpe
- urtegi
References
- José Ignacio Hualde, Jon Ortiz de Urbina, A Grammar of Basque (2003, →ISBN
Faroese
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish ur, from German Uhr, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).
Declension
Declension of ur | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ur | urið | ur | urini |
accusative | ur | urið | ur | urini |
dative | uri | urinum | urum | urunum |
genitive | urs | ursins | ura | uranna |
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish or (“limit, boundary, extreme; border, hem”) (compare Welsh or (“limit, border”)).
Declension
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- go hura an domhain (“to the ends of the earth”)
- ur in ur (“from end to end”)
- ur le hur (“edge to edge, side by side”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ur | n-ur | hur | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "ur" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 or” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Istro-Romanian
Etymology
From Latin ūnus (compare Daco-Romanian un), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”).
Kott
Middle English
References
- “our(e (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 May 2018.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German ur or ure, compare with German Uhr
Synonyms
- (clock): klokke
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German ur or ure, compare with German Uhr.
Synonyms
- (clock) klokke
Derived terms
Noun
ur f (definite singular ura, indefinite plural urer, definite plural urene)
- a terrain of large, fallen rocks
Alternative forms
- urd (Nynorsk)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ūraz. This root survives in the modern English aurochs (though that word is a loan from German), hence its meaning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːr/
Declension
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ūruz.
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Surmiran) our
Scottish Gaelic
Pronoun
ur
- your (possessive, formal and/or plural)
- Ciamar a tha ur sgòrnan, a sheanair? ― How is your throat, grandfather?
- Bhruidhinn mi ri ur màthraichean. ― I spoke to your mothers.
Usage notes
- If the following noun begins with a vowel it is prefixed with n-:
- Tha ur n-àm a' ruith goirid. ― Your time is running short.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse ór, úr, from Proto-Germanic *uz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʉːr/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʉːr
Turkish
Yug
References
- Heinrich Werner, Zu den jenissejischen Etymologien mit der Lautsprechung *ʎ- : d’- : l- im Anlaut, Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia 10, 2010