Uri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uri"

English

canton of Uri

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin Uronia, possibly from Latin ora (“edge, brim”), or from the pre-Roman substrate hydronym *wer (“water”) + the Latin suffix -n-. More at Uri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːɹi/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -uːɹi

Proper noun

Uri

1. A canton of Switzerland.

   Synonym: canton of Uri

2. A city in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Translations

canton of Switzerland

• French: Uri (fr)
• German: Uri (de)

  Alemannic German: Üri

• Italian: Uri
• Romansch: Uri

See also

• (cantons of Switzerland) Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Valais, Zug, Zurich ^{(Category: en:Cantons of Switzerland)}

Etymology 2

From Hebrew אוּרִי (úri, “light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːɹi/, /ˈjuːɹi/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -uːɹi

Proper noun

Uri

1. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Anagrams

• Rui, iru

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ʁi/

Proper noun

Uri m

1. Uri (a canton of Switzerland)

Derived terms

• Uranais
• uranais
• Uranaise

 

See also

• (cantons of Switzerland) Cantons suisses; Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures, Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures, Argovie, Bâle-Campagne, Bâle-Ville, Berne, Fribourg, Genève, Glaris, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwald, Obwald, Saint-Gall, Schaffhouse, Schwytz, Soleure, Tessin, Thurgovie, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zoug, Zurich ^{(Category: fr:Cantons of Switzerland)}

German

Kanton Uri

Alternative forms

• UR (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuːʁi]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uːʁi
• Hyphenation: Uri

Proper noun

Uri n (proper noun, genitive Uris or (optionally with an article) Uri)

1. Uri (a canton of Switzerland)

   Synonym: Kanton Uri

Derived terms

• Urner
• Urnerin
• urnisch

 

See also

• (cantons of Switzerland) Schweizer Kantone; Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Freiburg, Genf, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Neuenburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Tessin, Thurgau, Uri, Waadt, Wallis, Zug, Zürich ^{(Category: de:Cantons of Switzerland)}

Further reading

• “Uri” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Uri” in Duden online
• “Uri” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ri/
• Rhymes: -uri
• Hyphenation: Ù‧ri

Proper noun

Uri m pl (plural only)

1. Uri (a canton of Switzerland)

See also

• (cantons of Switzerland) Cantoni della Svizzera; Appenzello Esterno, Appenzello Interno, Argovia, Basilea Campagna, Basilea Città, Berna, Friburgo, Ginevra, Giura, Glarona, Grigioni, Lucerna, Neuchâtel, Nidvaldo, Obvaldo, San Gallo, Sciaffusa, Soletta, Svitto, Ticino, Turgovia, Uri, Vallese, Vaud, Zugo, Zurigo ^{(Category: it:Cantons of Switzerland)}