Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-uria

/-ˈjʊəɹɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: -uria
IPA: /-ˈjʊəɹɪə/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

urine; urination; presence in urine (of a substance denoted by a prefixed combining form); state or condition of the urine.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, Latin -ūria, from Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría), from οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -ūria, -ουρία

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /-ˈjʊəɹɪə/

Inflected Forms

-ury (alternative)

Derived Forms

acetonuria acholuria albuminuria alkaptonuria anuria azoturia bacilluria bacteriuria chyluria cystinuria diaceturia dysuria

Phrases

coli-bacilluria methylmalonic aciduria orotic aciduria uro-

Frequently Paired Words

uro- uresis ischuria pollakiuria urgenturia -aemia

Synonyms

-uresis

Questions

How do you pronounce -uria?: The recorded pronunciation is /-ˈjʊəɹɪə/.
What does -uria mean?: urine; urination; presence in urine (of a substance denoted by a prefixed combining form); state or condition of the urine.
Where does -uria come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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