Ur
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɝ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (Urim).
Proper noun
Ur
- An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Tell el-Muqayyar.
Derived terms
- Royal Game of Ur
Etymology 2
From German Urkontinent (“original continent”), taking the morpheme ur- (“original”).
Proper noun
Ur
- (geology) A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago).
Anagrams
- Ru.
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/
Audio (file) - Homophone: Uhr
Noun
Ur m (strong, genitive Ures or Urs, plural Ure)
- 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
- Or
Noun
Ur n (plural Uren)
- Mecklenburgisch and Western Pomeranian form of Or (“ear”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *ūraz.
Noun
Ur n (plural Urs)
- aurochs
Spanish
Proper noun
Ur f
- (historical) Ur