SUR-


Meaning of SUR- in English

sur- 1

a prefix meaning "over, above," "in addition," occurring mainly in loanwords from French and partial calques of French words: surcharge; surname; surrender; survive. Cf. super- .

[ ME super- SUPER- ]

sur- 2

var. of sub- before r: surrogate.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .