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English
1 øre coin
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish øre , Norwegian øre , from Latin aureus ( “ a Roman coin; golden ” ) . Doublet of aureus , eyrir , öre , and oyra .
Pronunciation
Noun
øre (plural øre )
A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone .
Misspelling of öre .
References
“øre ”, in OneLook Dictionary Search .
Anagrams
Danish
øre
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish øræ , from Old Norse eyra , from Proto-Germanic *auzô , cognate with English ear , German Ohr . From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows- ( “ ear ” ) , cf. Latin auris .
Noun
øre n (singular definite øret , plural indefinite ører or øren )
ear ( organ of hearing )
handle ( small, rounded handle on the side of a container )
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Old Danish øræ , from Old Norse eyrir (pl aurar ), from Latin aureus ( “ gold coin ” ) , from aurum ( “ gold ” ) .
Compare złoty and Gulden
Noun
øre c (singular definite øren , plural indefinite ører )
a currency unit worth one hundredth of a krone .
Declension
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
øre
inflection of ør :
definite singular
plural
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Danish øre , from Old Danish øræ , from Old Norse eyra , from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous- .
Noun
øre n (definite singular øret , indefinite plural ører , definite plural øra or ørene )
( anatomy ) an ear
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Norse eyrir .
Noun
øre m or n (definite singular øren or øret , indefinite plural øre , definite plural ørene )
an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone )
References
“øre” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Norwegian Nynorsk øre , from Danish øre , from Old Norse eyrir . Doublet of øyre .
Noun
øre m or n (definite singular øren or øret , indefinite plural øre , definite plural ørane or øra )
an øre ( currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone )
Synonym: øyre
Etymology 2
Verb
øre (present tense ører , past tense ørte , past participle ørt , passive infinitive ørast , present participle ørande , imperative ør )
e-infinitive form of øra
Etymology 3
From Old Norse eyra ( “ ear ” ) .
Noun
øre n (definite singular øret , indefinite plural øre , definite plural øra or øri )
ear ; ( pre-2012 ) alternative form of øyra
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
øre
inflection of ør :
definite singular
plural
References
“øre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
“øre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .