ur-
English
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), originally from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value),[1] from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (same meaning). Cognate with Dutch oer-, English or-.
Prefix
ur-
- Forming words with the sense of “proto-, primitive, original”.
- 2003, John Adcox, 'Can Fantasy be Myth? Mythopoeia and The Lord of the Rings', The Newsletter of the Mythic Imagination Institute:
- Some stories reach deeper, into the most primal and profound truths. They mirror, in new and original ways, the Ur-myth, the act of creation itself.
- 2007, Max Rodenbeck, ‘Lebanon's Agony’, New York Review of Books, volume 54, number 11:
- Lebanon ultimately remains hostage to the regional ur-conflict over Palestine.
- 2003, John Adcox, 'Can Fantasy be Myth? Mythopoeia and The Lord of the Rings', The Newsletter of the Mythic Imagination Institute:
Derived terms
Translations
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References
- “Ur-”, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
Anagrams
Bavarian
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), ir- (“thoroughly”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”).
Prefix
ur-
- ur- (proto-, primitive, original)
- ur- + Woid (“forest”) → Urwoid (“primeval forest”)
- ur- + Knoi (“bang”) → Urknoi (“Big Bang”)
- great-; indicates an additional generation of separation between relatives
- (chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna) very; used to intensify adjectives
Derived terms
Danish
Prefix
ur-
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), proto-
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), ir- (“thoroughly”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːɐ̯/, [ʔuːɐ̯] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ʊʁ/, [ʔʊɐ̯] (by a common merger)
Audio (file)
Prefix
ur-
- ur- (proto-, primitive, original)[1]
- great-; indicates an additional generation of separation between relatives
- (especially Austria) very; used to intensify adjectives
- ur- + alt (“old”) → uralt (“ancient”)
- ur- + gemütlich (“cosy”) → urgemütlich (“very cosy”)
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) (in some old inherited nouns) Alternative form of er-
Derived terms
- Urfaust
- Urmonotheismus
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- → Dutch: oer-
References
- “ur-” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
Gothic
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish air-, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Akin to ar.
Prefix
ur-
Derived terms
Mutation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
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), “air-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ur-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Prefix
ur-
- primeval, primordial, primitive, proto-
- first, original
- exceedingly, extremely, very (in adjectives)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Prefix
ur-
- primeval, primordial, primitive, proto-
- first, original
- exceedingly, extremely, very (in adjectives)
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-.
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Yiddish: אור־ (ur-)
References
- Ur-, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
Swedish
Prefix
ur-
Usage notes
- Can be put before virtually any adjective or adverb as an intensifier.
- Gives connotations of ancient when put before nouns. "Urhammaren" could be translated as "the ancient hammer" without further context.
Derived terms
- urdjur (“Protozoa”)
- urinvånare (“indigenous people”)
- urskog (“primeval forest”)
- urusel (“godawful”)