"ur-" meaning in German

See ur- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /uːɐ̯/, [ʔuːɐ̯], /ʊʁ/, [ʔʊɐ̯] Audio: De-ur-.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, ir- (“thoroughly”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”). Doublet of er-. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ur-}} Middle High German ur-, {{inh|de|goh|ur-}} Old High German ur-, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*uʀ-}} Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, {{der|de|gem-pro|*uz-||out}} Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), {{dbt|de|er-}} Doublet of er- Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} ur-
  1. ur- (proto-, primitive, original) Tags: morpheme Derived forms: Urfaust, Urmonotheismus
    Sense id: en-ur--de-prefix-vf-rANv9
  2. great-; indicates an additional generation of separation between relatives Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ur--de-prefix-cmq191fg
  3. (especially Austria) very; used to intensify adjectives Tags: Austria, especially, morpheme
    Sense id: en-ur--de-prefix-j60bncUV Categories (other): Austrian German, Pages using catfix, German entries with incorrect language header, German intensifiers Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 1 11 8 1 10 23 9 0 2 1 1 16 1 1 16 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 31 58 Disambiguation of German intensifiers: 4 29 67
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      "ipa": "/uːɐ̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔuːɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʊʁ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔʊɐ̯]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/uːɐ̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔuːɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʊʁ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔʊɐ̯]"
    },
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