ur
Translingual
Symbol
ur
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Urdu.
English
Interjection
ur
- Expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.
Determiner
ur
- (informal, Internet, text messaging) Abbreviation of your.
Contraction
ur
- (informal, Internet, text messaging) Abbreviation of you're (you are).
- Coordinate terms: u, r
Anagrams
- Ru.
Albanian
Alternative forms
- urë
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”). Compare Latin ūrō.
Noun
ur ?
- ember
Synonyms
- prush
Assan
Noun
ur
- rain
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Common Turkic *ur. Cognate with Turkish ur, etc.
Noun
ur (definite accusative uru, plural urlar)
- (pathology, oncology) neoplasm, tumour
- Synonym: şiş
Declension
Declension of ur | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | ur | urlar | ||||||
definite accusative | uru | urları | ||||||
dative | ura | urlara | ||||||
locative | urda | urlarda | ||||||
ablative | urdan | urlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | urun | urların |
Possessive forms of ur | ||||||||
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nominative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | urum | urlarım | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | urun | urların | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | uru | urları | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | urumuz | urlarımız | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | urunuz | urlarınız | ||||||
onların (“their”) | uru or urları | urları | ||||||
accusative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | urumu | urlarımı | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | urunu | urlarını | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | urunu | urlarını | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | urumuzu | urlarımızı | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | urunuzu | urlarınızı | ||||||
onların (“their”) | urunu or urlarını | urlarını | ||||||
dative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | uruma | urlarıma | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | uruna | urlarına | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | uruna | urlarına | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | urumuza | urlarımıza | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | urunuza | urlarınıza | ||||||
onların (“their”) | uruna or urlarına | urlarına | ||||||
locative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | urumda | urlarımda | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | urunda | urlarında | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | urunda | urlarında | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | urumuzda | urlarımızda | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | urunuzda | urlarınızda | ||||||
onların (“their”) | urunda or urlarında | urlarında | ||||||
ablative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | urumdan | urlarımdan | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | urundan | urlarından | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | urundan | urlarından | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | urumuzdan | urlarımızdan | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | urunuzdan | urlarınızdan | ||||||
onların (“their”) | urundan or urlarından | urlarından | ||||||
genitive | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | urumun | urlarımın | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | urunun | urlarının | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | urunun | urlarının | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | urumuzun | urlarımızın | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | urunuzun | urlarınızın | ||||||
onların (“their”) | urunun or urlarının | urlarının |
Basque
![](Images/wiktionary/Stilles_Mineralwasser.jpg.webp)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ur/, [ur]
Etymology 1
Unknown.[1]
Alternative forms
- hur (Souletin)
Noun
ur inan
- water
- juice
Usage notes
This is one of a few words with an underlying final flap /uɾ/, so with the article it has the form ura (/u.ɾa/), contrasting with hur (“hazelnut”) (/ur/).
Declension
Declension of ur (inanimate, ending in tap -r) | |||
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | ur | ura | urak |
ergative | urek | urak | urek |
dative | uri | urari | urei |
genitive | uren | uraren | uren |
comitative | urekin | urarekin | urekin |
causative | urengatik | urarengatik | urengatik |
benefactive | urentzat | urarentzat | urentzat |
instrumental | urez | uraz | urez |
inessive | uretan | urean | uretan |
locative | uretako | ureko | uretako |
allative | uretara | urera | uretara |
terminative | uretaraino | ureraino | uretaraino |
directive | uretarantz | urerantz | uretarantz |
destinative | uretarako | urerako | uretarako |
ablative | uretatik | uretik | uretatik |
partitive | urik | — | — |
prolative | urtzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- limoi ur
- uraldi
- ur begi
- urberritu
- ureztatu
- ureztontzi
- ur geza
- urjauzi
- urmael
- urmargo
- urmeloi
- urpe
- urtegi
- ur txori
- ur zurrusta
Noun
ur inan
- Nonstandard spelling of hur (“hazelnut”).
References
- “ur” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- José Ignacio Hualde, Jon Ortiz de Urbina, A Grammar of Basque (2003, →ISBN
Further reading
- "ur" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “ur” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Breton
Article
ur
- a/an
See also
- un
- ul
Chrau
Noun
ur
- woman
- wife
References
- David D. Thomas, Chrau grammar (1971)
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈuɐ̯ˀ]
- Rhymes: -ur
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German ūr (“watch, clock”), which was borrowed, via Middle Dutch ūre, from Old French houre (“hour”), from Latin hōra (“hour”) and ultimately Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “season, hour”). The German Uhr (“watch”) was also borrowed from Low German.
Noun
ur n (singular definite uret, plural indefinite ure)
- clock
- watch
Inflection
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ur | uret | ure | urene |
genitive | urs | urets | ures | urenes |
Descendants
- → Faroese: ur
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk ur, urd, from Old Norse urð, from Proto-Germanic *wurþiz.
Noun
ur c (singular definite uren, plural indefinite urer)
- scree
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ur | uren | urer | urerne |
genitive | urs | urens | urers | urernes |
Elfdalian
Etymology
Cognate with Swedish hur.
Adverb
ur
- how
Faroese
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish ur, from German Uhr, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːɹ/
- Homophones: urð, Urð
Noun
ur n (genitive singular urs, plural ur)
- watch, timepiece
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 |
Hyponyms
- armbandsur (“wristwatch”)
- lummaur (“pocketwatch”)
German
Etymology
From uber, über and German über-. More at German über.
Adverb
ur
- (Austria, colloquial) very, quite, really
- Das ist ur super!
Usage notes
- Sometimes appended to the modified adjective as a prefix (e.g. urklass).
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish or (“limit, boundary, extreme; border, hem”) (compare Welsh or (“limit, border”)).
Noun
ur m (genitive singular ura, nominative plural ura)
- (literary) border, edge
Declension
Third declension
Bare forms:
| 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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ur”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 or”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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”).
Numeral
ur
- one
Kott
Noun
ur
- rain
Middle English
Determiner
ur
- Alternative form of oure (“our”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German ur or ure, compare with German Uhr.
Noun
ur n (definite singular uret, indefinite plural ur, definite plural ura or urene)
- clock
- watch
Synonyms
- (clock): klokke
Derived terms
- armbåndsur
- gjøkur
- solur
- urmaker
References
- “ur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German ur or ure, compare with German Uhr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʉːr/
Noun
ur n (definite singular uret, indefinite plural ur, definite plural ura)
- clock
- watch
Synonyms
- (clock): klokke
Derived terms
- solur
Etymology 2
From Old Norse úr n. Doublet of yr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʉːr/
Noun
ur m (definite singular uren, indefinite plural urar, definite plural urane)
- a raincloud in the distance, usually
- a cold breeze
Noun
ur f (definite singular ura, indefinite plural urer, definite plural urene)
- Alternative form of urd
References
- “ur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- ru
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/
Noun
ūr m
- aurochs
- The runic character ᚢ (/uː/ or /u/).
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ūr | ūras |
accusative | ūr | ūras |
genitive | ūres | ūra |
dative | ūre | ūrum |
Descendants
- Middle English: oure (rare)
- English: owre (obsolete)
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ūruz.
Noun
ūr m
- bison, aurochs
- The runic character ᚢ (/uː/ or /u/).
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | ūr | ūros |
accusative | ūr | ūros |
genitive | ūres | ūrō |
dative | ūre | ūrum |
instrumental | — | — |
Romagnol
Pronunciation
- (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈuːɾ]
- (Ville Unite):
Noun
ur m pl
- plural of ör
References
Masotti, Adelmo (1999) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano (in Italian), Zanichelli
Romansch
Alternative forms
- our (Surmiran)
Etymology
From Latin ōra.
Noun
ur m (plural urs)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) edge, margins
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish for. Cognates include Irish bhur.
Determiner
ur (triggers eclipsis)
- your (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 (respective) mothers.
See also
Singular | Plural | |||
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+ C | + V | + C | + V | |
First person | moL | m' | ar | arN |
Second person | doL | d' | ur | urN |
Third person m | aL | — | an, am1) | an |
Third person f | a | aH | ||
L Triggers lenition; H Triggers H-prothesis; N Triggers eclipsis; 1) Used before b-, f-, m- or p- |
References
- “ur” in R. A. Armstrong, A Gaelic Dictionary, in Two Parts, London, 1825, →OCLC.
Sumerian
Romanization
ur
- Romanization of 𒌨 (ur)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʉːr/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʉːr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ór, úr, from Proto-Germanic *uz.
Preposition
ur
- out of, (out) from
Etymology 2
From German Uhr, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”)..
Noun
ur n
- watch, clock (usually mechanical and when greater emphasis is put on the mechanism)
Declension
Declension of ur | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ur | uret | ur | uren |
Genitive | urs | urets | urs | urens |
Synonyms
- klocka
- rova (“pocket watch”)
Derived terms
- armbandsur
- dykarur
- fickur
- gökur
- pendelur
- solur
- stoppur
- tidtagarur
- urtavla
- urverk
Etymology 3
From Old Swedish ūr, Old Norse úr, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- (“to rain”), in which case related to Latin urina.
Noun
ur n
- (obsolete) drizzle
Derived terms
- i ur och skur (“through thick and thin; lit. through drizzle and rain”)
Further reading
- ur in Svensk ordbok.
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اور (ur, “cyst, tumor”), from Proto-Turkic *ur (“growth, excrescence”).
Noun
ur (definite accusative uru, plural urlar)
- tumour
Declension
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Dative | ura | urlara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | urda | urlarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | urdan | urlardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | urun | urların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- tümör