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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -tūra, English -ure, French -ure, Italian -tura, Spanish -dura.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-uro
- suffix used with verbal roots to denote the result or product where it is necessary to distinguish this from the act
- fotografar (“to photograph”) + -uro → fotografuro (“a photograph”)
- signatar (“to sign”) + -uro → signaturo (“a signature”)
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology 1
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Suffix
-uro
- (chemistry) -ide
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Etymology 2
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Suffix
-uro
- (zoology) having a tail
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuɾo/
- Rhymes: -uɾo
- Syllabification: -u‧ro
Suffix
-uro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uros)
- (chemistry) -ide (marking the binary compound of a nonmetal)
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