-ure

A process; a condition; a result of an action.

Suffix idiomatic, morpheme

  1. A process; a condition; a result of an action.
    • erase + -ure → erasure
  2. An official entity or function.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English -ure, from Old French -ure, from Latin -ūra.

Forms

-ures

Related

-tion

Suffix idiomatic, morpheme

  1. A tail.

Origin

Derived from Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́).

Forms

-ures

Related

uro-