UR-


Meaning of UR- in English

[ur-] or uro- comb form [NL, fr. Gk our-, ouro-, fr. ouron urine, fr. ourein to urinate--more at urine] 1: urine "uric"

2: urinary tract "urology"

3: urinary and "urogenital"

4: urea "uracil"

[2]ur- or uro- comb form [NL, fr. Gk our-, ouro-, fr. oura tail--more at ass]: tail "uropod" [3]ur- prefix, often cap [G, fr. OHG ir-, ur- thoroughly (perfective prefix)--more at abide] 1: original: primitive "ur-form"

2: original version of "urtext"

3: prototypical: arch- "ur-anticommunist"

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.