sur-

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

[edit]

Prefix

[edit]

sur-

  1. (not currently productive) A syncopic variant of super-.
    surreach, surrebutter, surreine, surreined, surrejoinder, surreply, surreverently, surroyal

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

References

[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]

French

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Old French sur-, sour-, from syncopation of Latin super-. Doublet of super-.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /syʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -yʁ

Prefix

[edit]

sur-

  1. over, on top of
  2. over- (excessive; excessively; too much)

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Middle English

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Old French sur-, from Latin super-. Compare over-.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Prefix

[edit]

sur-

  1. sur- (over, on top of, beyond)
  2. over- (greatly, excessively)

Derived terms

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • English: sur-

References

[edit]

Old French

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

    From syncopation of Latin super-.

    Prefix

    [edit]

    sur-

    1. over, on top of

    Derived terms

    [edit]
    [edit]

    Descendants

    [edit]