Join free

aur-

English · Deutsch · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

aur-¹

  • /ɔːɹ/ UK

Where it comes from

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

prefix auri- · auro-

  1. morpheme gold

aur-²

  • /ɔːɹ/ UK

Where it comes from

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

prefix auri- · auro-

  1. morpheme ear

    Similar: ot-

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"aur-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aur-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

aur-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aur-

Chicago

"aur-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aur-.

BibTeX
@misc{aur_2026,
  title = {aur-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aur-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}