Uri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uri"

English

canton of Uri

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin Uronia, possibly from Latin ora (edge, brim), or from the pre-Roman substrate hydronym *wer (water) + the Latin suffix -n-.[1] More at Uri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːɹi/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uːɹi

Proper noun

Uri

  1. A canton of Switzerland.
    Synonym: canton of Uri
  2. A city in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Translations

See also

Etymology 2

From Hebrew אוּרִי (úri, light).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːɹi/, /ˈjuːɹi/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uːɹi

Proper noun

Uri

  1. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

References

  1. Albert Hug, Viktor Weibel: Urner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Kantons Uri, Altdorf 1990, Band 3, Seite 768 ff.

Anagrams

German

Kanton Uri

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Uri n (proper noun, genitive Uris or (optionally with an article) Uri)

  1. Uri (a canton of Switzerland)
    Synonym: Kanton Zug

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • Uri” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Uri” in Duden online
  • Uri” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Italian

Proper noun

Uri ?

  1. Uri (a canton of Switzerland)
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