ur-
prefix
- combining form meaning "urine"
- combining form meaning "urinary tract"
- combining form meaning "urinary and"
- combining form meaning "urea"
prefix
- combining form meaning "tail"
prefix
- prefix meaning "original : primitive"
- prefix meaning "original version of"
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ʊə/ / /ɜː/ / /ʊɹ/
prefix
Etymology: From German ur-, from Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur- (“out; without”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“upwards, away, out, outwards”). Doublet of a- and or-. Cognate also with Dutch oer- and Dutch oor-.
- Forming words with the sense of “proto-, primitive, original”.
“Some stories reach deeper, into the most primal and profound truths. They mirror, in new and original ways, the Ur-myth, the act of creation itself.”
“Lebanon ultimately remains hostage to the regional ur-conflict over Palestine.”