-ur

Icelandic

suffix

Definitions

Occurs as the nominative singular ending in every class of strong masculine nouns, although not exclusively.
Occurs as the nominative singular ending for a few feminine strong nouns.
The majority of strong, masculine adjectives end in -ur in the nominative.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse -r inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-s.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-s

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-us Latin
blandiloquus Latin
-o Italian
*-s Proto-Indo-European
-r Old Norse
-us Translingual
-er Old Swedish
-os Old Latin