Ur

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (Urim).

Proper noun

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Ur

  1. An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Tell el-Muqayyar.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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Ur

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

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. aurochs
    Synonym: Auerochse

Further reading

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

German Low German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Saxon ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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Ur n (plural Uren)

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

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *ūraz.

Noun

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Ur n (plural Urs)

  1. aurochs

Spanish

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Proper noun

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Ur f

  1. (historical) Ur