• Aur-

    Pronunciation

    • RP enPR: ôr—, IPA: /ɔːɹ—/

    Origin 1

    First productive in the 1575 coinage auripotent: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin aurum ("gold").

    Full definition of aur-

    Prefix

    1. gold

    Usage notes

    When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix usually concatenate with -i- (as auri-).

    Origin 2

    First productive in the 1678 coinage aurist: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin auris ("ear").

    Prefix

    1. ear

    Usage notes

    When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix usually concatenate with -i- (as auri-).

    Synonyms

    • (ear) ot- Grecian equivalent
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