sur-

UK/sɚ/UK/sʌ˞/

prefix

A syncopic variant of super-.

“surname, surreach, surrebutter, surreine, surreined, surrejoinder, surreply, surreverently, surroyal”

Similar
on-en-epi-super-supra-hyper-
OriginMiddle English sur- ← Old French sur- ← Latin super →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. A syncopic variant of super-.

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

    Synonyms: on-, en-, epi-, super-, supra-, hyper-

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixA syncopic variant of super-.

Similar
on-en-epi-super-supra-hyper-
Also see
en-epi-hyper-on-super-supra-

Origin

  1. Latinsuper
  2. Old Frenchsur-
  3. Middle Englishsur-
  4. Englishsur-

From Middle English sur-, from Old French sur-, sour-, sor-, soure-, a syncopic form of the Latin super. Doublet of super-, over-, and hyper-.

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Cite this entry
APA

sur-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sur-

MLA

“sur-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sur-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sur-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sur-.

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