English

Proper noun

Ur

1. An ancient city in Mesopotamia.
2. (geology) A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon.

Derived terms

• Royal Game of Ur

Anagrams

• Ru.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuːɐ̯/
• Homophone: Uhr

Noun

Ur m ‎(genitive Urs or Ures, plural Ure)

1. aurochs

Synonyms

• Auerochse

German Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːɾ/

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• Or

Noun

Ur n ‎(plural Uren)

1. (Mecklenburgisch, Western Pomeranian) Alternative form of Or (ear)

Etymology 2

Noun

Ur n ‎(plural Urs)

1. aurochs

English

Interjection

ur

1. Expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.

Pronoun

ur

1. (informal, Internet, text messaging) Your.

Contraction

ur

1. (informal, Internet, text messaging) You're, you are.

Anagrams

• Ru.

Albanian

Alternative forms

• urë

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- ‎(“to burn”). Compare Latin uro

Noun

ur ?

1. ember

Synonyms

• prush

Assan

Noun

ur

1. rain

Basque

Noun

ur

1. water

Usage notes

This is one of a few words with an underlying final flap, so with the article it has the form ura, contrasting with ur meaning hazelnut.

Derived terms

See also

• uraldi
• urberritu
• ureztatu
• ureztontzi
• urjauzi
• urmael
• urmargo
• urmeloi
• urpe
• urtegi

References

• José Ignacio Hualde, ‎Jon Ortiz de Urbina, A Grammar of Basque (2003, ISBN 3110895285)

Noun

ur

1. hazelnut

Usage notes

With the article this has the more regular form urra, contrasting with ur meaning water.

Breton

Article

ur

1. a/an

See also

• un
• ul

Chrau

Noun

ur

1. woman
2. wife

References

• David D. Thomas, Chrau grammar (1971)

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːr/, [uɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

ur n (singular definite uret, plural indefinite ure)

1. clock
2. watch

Inflection

Noun

ur c (singular definite uren, plural indefinite urer)

1. scree

Inflection

Elfdalian

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish hur.

Adverb

ur

1. how

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish ur, from German Uhr, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα ‎(hṓra, “time, season, year”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- ‎(“year, season”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːɹ/
• Homophones: urð, Urð

Noun

ur n (genitive singular urs, plural ur)

1. watch, timepiece

Declension

Hyponyms

• armbandsur (wristwatch)
• lummaur (pocketwatch)

Istro-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin ūnus, Compare Daco-Romanian un; from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos ‎(“one, single”).

Numeral

ur

1. (cardinal) one

Kott

Noun

ur

1. rain

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German ur or ure, compare with German Uhr

Noun

ur n ‎(definite singular uret, indefinite plural ur, definite plural ura or urene)

1. a clock or watch

Synonyms

• klokke (clock)

Derived terms

• armbåndsur
• gjøkur
• solur

References

• “ur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German ur or ure, compare with German Uhr

Noun

ur n ‎(definite singular uret, indefinite plural ur, definite plural ura)

1. a clock or watch

Synonyms

• klokke (clock)

Derived terms

• solur

References

• “ur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Noun

ūr m

1. bison, aurochs
2. the Runic character ᚢ (/uː/ or /u/)

Declension

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ūruz.

Noun

ūr m

1. bison, aurochs
2. the Runic character ᚢ (/uː/ or /u/)

Declension

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Surmiran) our

Etymology

From Latin ōra.

Noun

ur m (plural urs)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) edge, margins

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish for.

Pronoun

ur

1. your (possessive, formal and/or plural)

   Ciamar a tha ur sgòrnan, a sheanair?‎ ― How is your throat, grandfather?

   Bhruidhinn mi ri ur màthraichean.‎ ― I spoke to your mothers.

Usage notes

• If the following noun begins with a vowel it is prefixed with n-:

  Tha ur n-àm a' ruith goirid.‎ ― Your time is running short.

Synonyms

• agaibh

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ór, úr, from Proto-Germanic *uz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʉːr/
• Rhymes: -ʉːr

Preposition

ur

1. out of, (out) from

Noun

ur n

1. a watch, usually mechanical

Declension

Synonyms

• klocka
• rova ‎(“pocket watch”)

Derived terms

• urverk
• gökur
• stoppur
• solur
• armbandsur
• fickur
• tidtagarur
• stoppur

Turkish

Noun

ur ‎(definite accusative uru, plural urlar)

1. tumour

Declension

Synonyms

• tümör

Yug

Noun

ur

1. water

References

• Heinrich Werner, Zu den jenissejischen Etymologien mit der Lautsprechung *ʎ- : d’- : l- im Anlaut, Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia 10, 2010