-ure

Morpheme

-ure

Type

suffix

Denotation

abstract noun suffix denoting an action

Etymology

Old French -ure, -eure; Latin -ūra, -tūra, -atūra

Evidence

adventure, closure, composure, culture, exposure, failure, feature, fixture, gesture, measure, mensurable, mensural, mixture, moisture, nature, pasture, picture, pressure, structure, texture, tincture, triturate

See Also

-ura

Homographs

Ur(e) [Ure, Ur], Ure, Ure, (O)ure [Oure, Ure]