ur-
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German ur-, originally from Old High German ir-, ur- (“thoroughly”),[1] from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”). Cognate with Dutch oor-, English or-. Compare or-.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ʊə/, /ɜː/
Prefix[edit]
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[1]:
- 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, vol. 54 no. 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[1]:
Translations[edit]
forming words with the sense of 'primitive'
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “Ur-”, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German, ir-, or ur- meaning thoroughly.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /uːɐ̯/, [ʔuːɐ̯]
Prefix[edit]
ur-
- ur- (proto-, primitive, original).[1]
- (in combination with an adjective) very. (an intensifier of an adjective).
Usage notes[edit]
- Nouns with this prefix are capitalized just like other nouns in German.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish er. Akin to ar.
Prefix[edit]
ur-
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ur- | n-ur- | hur- | t-ur- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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Old High German[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ur-
Descendants[edit]
- German: ur-
References[edit]
- ^ Ur-, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
