-ure

English

suffix

Definitions

(non-productive) A process; a condition; a result of an action
(non-productive) An official entity or function.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English -ure derived from Old French -ure derived from Latin -tūra.

Origin

Latin

-tūra

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-tūra Latin
-tūram Latin
-tūram, -(ā)tūram Latin
galla Latin
-tura Italian
-(t)ure, -ure French
-ure French
-dura Spanish, Castilian
-dura Portuguese
-ure Middle English
-ure Old French
-tură Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
-uthe Norman
-turã Aromanian
-dure Friulian