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-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

  1. (idiomatic, morpheme) A process; a condition; a result of an action.
    • erase + -ure → erasure
  2. (idiomatic, morpheme) An official entity or function.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
-ures Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

-tion

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)

-ure en · X · etymology 2

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

Derived from Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”)..

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, morpheme) A tail.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
-ures Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

uro-