-ure en · X · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /-ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- -o͝or when stressed
- -ər when unstressed
- /-ʊɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /-ʉ(ː)ə̯/ (New-Zealand)
- /-ɜː(ɾ)/ (India)
- /-ə/ (Australia)
- /-əɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /-oː(ɾ)/ (India)
- /-ʊə̯/ (Australia)
- /-əɾ/ (India)
- /-ʊwɜ̯(ː)(ɾ)/ (India)
- /-oː/ (New-Zealand)
- /-ə/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-uːɾ/ (India)
- /-əɹ/ (Scotland)
- /-ɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ʉɹ/ (Scotland)
- /-ʊə̯/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English -ure, borrowed from Old French -ure, from Latin -(ā)tūram.
Meanings
-
(idiomatic, morpheme) A process; a condition; a result of an action.
erase + -ure → erasure
- (idiomatic, morpheme) An official entity or function.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -ures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (39)
sq -urë (action noun) · ro -ură (action noun) · uk -у́ра (action noun) · es -ura (action noun) · af -uur (action noun) · nn -ur (action noun) · fr -ure (action noun) · gl -ura (action noun) · fi -uuri (action noun) · io -uro (action noun) · ru -у́ра (action noun) · eo -uro (action noun) · yi ־ור (action noun) · sk -úra (action noun) · be -у́ра (action noun) · ia -ura (action noun) · ca -ura (action noun) · ast -ura (action noun) · mk -у́ра (action noun) · id -ur (action noun) · da -ur (action noun) · de -ur (action noun) · nl -uur (action noun) · sl -ura (action noun) · sv -ur (action noun) · pl -ura (action noun) · tr -ür (action noun) · la -ūra (action noun) · hu -úra (action noun) · pt -ura (action noun) · it -ura (action noun) · nb -ur (action noun) · et -uur (action noun) · sh -úra (action noun) · bg -у́ра (action noun) · sh -у́ра (action noun) · tl -ura (action noun) · cs -ura (action noun) · oc -ura (action noun)