sur-

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English

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

Prefix

sur-

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with sur-

References

Anagrams

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

sur-

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

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with sur-

Related terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Prefix

sur-

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

Derived terms

Middle English terms prefixed with sur-

Descendants

  • English: sur-

References

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From syncopation of Latin super-.

Prefix

sur-

  1. over, on top of

Derived terms

Old French terms prefixed with sur-

Related terms

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