sur-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sur"
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English sur-, from Old French sur-, sour-, sor-, soure-, a syncopic form of the Latin super. Doublet of super-, over-, and hyper-.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sŭr, IPA(key): /sɚ/, /sʌ˞/
Prefix
[edit]sur-
- (not currently productive) A syncopic variant of super-.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “sur-, prefix” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Anagrams
[edit]Esperanto
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From sur (“on, upon”).
Prefix
[edit]sur-
- on, upon
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sur”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “sur”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French sur-, sour-, from syncopation of Latin super-. Doublet of super-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]sur-
- over, on top of
- over- (excessive; excessively; too much)
Derived terms
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[edit]Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old French sur-, from Latin super-. Compare over-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]sur-
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: sur-
References
[edit]- “sur-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From syncopation of Latin super-.
Prefix
[edit]sur-
- over, on top of
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
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