Ur Definition

ûr, o͝or
prefix
Original; prototypical.
Ur-feminist; ur-language.
American Heritage
affix
Original, primitive.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
noun

(initialism) Of underlying representation, a concept in phonology and morphophonology.

Wiktionary

Origin of Ur

  • Ger: akin to Goth us, ON ōr, out of, from, OE or-, early

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • From German ur– original Ursprache

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition