øre

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English

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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)

  1. A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone.
  2. 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.

Alternative forms

Noun

øre n (singular definite øret, plural indefinite ører or øren)

  1. ear (organ of hearing)
  2. 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)

  1. a currency unit worth one hundredth of a krone.
Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

øre

  1. inflection of ør:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Norwegian Bokmål

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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)

  1. (anatomy) an ear
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse eyrir.

Noun

øre m or n (definite singular øren or øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural ørene)

  1. an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. ear; (pre-2012) alternative form of øyra

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

øre

  1. inflection of ør:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

References