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aur¹

  • /ˈa.ur/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”).

noun aur · aurul · aurului · aurule

  1. neuter, uncountable gold

Aur²

Where it comes from

From aur.

proper noun lui Aur

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • gold element Au
  • or gold or yellow tincture

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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