Ur

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (Urim).

Proper noun

Ur

  1. An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Tell el-Muqayyar.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From German Urkontinent (original continent), taking the morpheme ur- (original).

Proper noun

Ur

  1. (geology) A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago).

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German ûr, which was inherited from Old High German ūro, from Proto-West Germanic *ūr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuːɐ̯/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: Uhr

Noun

Ur m (strong, genitive Ures or Urs, plural Ure)

  1. aurochs
    Synonym: Auerochse

Further reading

  • Auerochse on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • Ur” in Duden online
  • Ur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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)

  1. Mecklenburgisch and Western Pomeranian form of Or (ear)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ūraz.

Noun

Ur n (plural Urs)

  1. aurochs

Spanish

Proper noun

Ur f

  1. (historical) Ur
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