Dur(e) [Dure, Dur]

Morpheme

Dur(e) [Dure, Dur]

Type

free base

Denotation

hard, rough, harsh, unyielding, vigorous, stern, severe

Etymology

(1) Latin dūrāre, from dūrus; (2) Medieval Latin dūra, from dūrus

Evidence

coendure, dura, durable, durae, durain, dural, duramen, duramenisation, duraminisation, durance, duration, durative, duratively, durativeness, duratives, durativity, dure, durectomy, dured, dureful, durene, dures, duress, duricrust, during, durity, durophagous, durophagy, durotomy, durous, durum, endurability, endurable, endurance, endure, endured, endures, enduring, enduro, epidural, epidurally, epidurals, everduring, extradural, indurate, intradural, myodural, nonepidural, obduracy, obdurate, obdurated, obdurately, obdurateness, obdurates, obdurating, outdure, outendure, perdurable, perdure, peridural, postdural, postepidural, subdural, supradural, transdural, unendured, unobdurate

Notes

dure and endure are doublets
dure, durum, and dour are doublets

See Also

Dour