sur-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sur"
Etymology
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
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sŭr, IPA(key): /sɚ/, /sʌ˞/
Prefix
sur-
- (not currently productive) A syncopic variant of super-.
- surreach, surrebutter, surreine, surreined, surrejoinder, surreply, surreverently, surroyal
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “sur-, prefix” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Anagrams
Etymology
Inherited from Old French sur-, sour-, from syncopation of Latin super-. Doublet of super-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
sur-
- over, on top of
- over- (excessive; excessively; too much)
Derived terms
Related terms
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French sur-, from Latin super-. Compare over-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
sur-
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: sur-
References
- “sur-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Alternative forms
Etymology
Prefix
sur-
- over, on top of
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
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