sur-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sur"

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

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sŭr, IPA^(key): /sɚ/, /sʌ˞/

Prefix

sur-

1. (not currently productive) A syncopic variant of super-.

   surreach, surrebutter, surreine, surreined, surrejoinder, surreply, surreverently, surroyal

Synonyms

• (above): on-, en-, epi-, super-, supra-, hyper-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with sur-

surabundant

suranal

surangular

surbase

surbed

surcharge

surcomplex

surexpression

surmark

surmount

surname

surnatant

surnominal

surpass

surpay

surprint

surreal

surrealism

surrebut

surrebutter

surrein'd

surrejoin

surrejoinder

surresponse

surroyal

sursolid

surstylar

surstylus

surtext

surtop

surview

References

• “sur-, prefix” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]

Anagrams

• usr, Rus., SRU, RUS, Rus', urs, RSU, Rus, URs, R Us

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syʁ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -yʁ

Prefix

sur-

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

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with sur-

surabondance

surabonder

suraccélération

suractif

suraigu

surajouter

suralimentation

suralimenter

suramplificateur

surarmement

surbaisé

surbaisser

surbasique

surbooker

surboum

surbroder

surcharge

surcharger

surchemise

surchoix

surconduire

surconsommation

surcot

surcouper

surcoût

surcreusement

surcritique

surcuire

surdensité

surdimensionner

surdiriger

surdosage

surdose

surdoué

surédifier

sureffectif

surélever

suréminent

suremploi

surenchère

surenchérir

surendettement

surévaluation

surévaluer

surexcitation

surexciter

surexploitation

surexploiter

surexposition

surexpression

surface

surfacturation

surfin

surfrapper

surfreiner

surfréquentation

surfréquenté

surfusion

surgaussien

surgeler

surgénérateur

surgénération

surhomme

surhumain

surimposer

surimpression

surimprimer

surinfection

surinterprétation

surinterpréter

surinvestissement

surjouer

surlendemain

surligner

surliquidité

surmaturation

surmaturé

surmédiatisation

surmener

surmiser

surmonter

surmotiver

surnager

surnom

surnommer

surnuméraire

suroscillation

suroxydation

suroxyde

surpasser

surpayer

surpêche

surpeuplement

surpeupler

surpiquer

surpiqure

surplomber

surplus

surpoids

surpopulation

surprendre

surpression

surprime

surproduction

surproduire

surprotéger

surpuissant

surqualifié

surqualifier

surréalisme

surréel

surrégénérateur

surrégime

surrelaxation

surrénal

surreprésentation

surreprésenter

surréservation

surrisque

sursaturer

sursel

sursolide

sursolliciter

surstimuler

surtaxer

surtension

surtourisme

surtraduction

surtraduire

surtraire

surtraiter

surutiliser

surveiller

survenir

survêtement

survie

survirer

survitrage

survivre

survol

survoler

survolter

Related terms

• sur
• super-

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ser-, sewr-, sor-, sour-, sure-, syr-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sur-/

Prefix

sur-

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

Derived terms

Middle English terms prefixed with sur-

surcote

surmounten

surname

surnape

surnoun

survewe

Descendants

• English: sur-

References

• “sur-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Alternative forms

• sor-
• sour-

Etymology

From syncopation of Latin super-.

Prefix

sur-

1. over, on top of

Derived terms

Old French terms prefixed with sur-

sureschauffer

sormonter

surrendre

surveillier

survivre

Related terms

• sur

Descendants

• French: sur-
• → Middle English: sur-, ser-, sewr-, sor-, sour-, sure-, syr-
  • English: sur-
• → Italian: sor-