- variant of uro-1: uranalysis.
- variant of uro-2 before a vowel: urite.
(sometimes initial capital letter)
- a combining form meaning “earliest, original,” used in words denoting the primal stage of a historical or cultural entity or phenomenon: ur-civilization; urtext.
combining form
combining form
- original, primitiveUrsprache
prefix meaning “original, earliest, primitive,” from German; at first only in words borrowed from German (cf. ursprache “hypothetical primitive language”); since mid-20c. a living prefix in English. Cf. also Urschleim under protoplasm and Urquell under Pilsner.
pref.
- Variant ofuro-