Unknown, probably from the verb *ur- "to pour" (compare Khakas, Shor, Tofalar ur- "to pour"), or from the verb or- / *ur- "to dig" — compare Karachay-Balkar уру (uru, “hole”).
See also Bashkir ҡоҙоҡ (qoźoq), ҡойо (qoyo, “well”), which both developed from a different verb stem with the same meaning "to pour".
оро • (oro)
singular | plural | |
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absolute | оро (oro) | оролар (orolar) |
definite genitive | ороноң (oronoñ) | ороларҙың (orolarźıñ) |
dative | ороға (oroğa) | ороларға (orolarğa) |
definite accusative | ороно (orono) | ороларҙы (orolarźı) |
locative | орола (orola) | ороларҙа (orolarźa) |
ablative | оронан (oronan) | ороларҙан (orolarźan) |
оро • (oro) n (diminutive орце)
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | оро (oro) | ора (ora) |
definite unspecified | орото (oroto) | ората (orata) |
definite proximal | орово (orovo) | орава (orava) |
definite distal | ороно (orono) | орана (orana) |
vocative | оро (oro) | ора (ora) |
From Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “round dance”).
о́ро n (Latin spelling óro)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | о́ро | о́ра |
genitive | о́ра | о́ра̄ |
dative | о́ру | о́рима |
accusative | о́ро | о́ра |
vocative | о́ро | о́ра |
locative | о́ру | о́рима |
instrumental | о́ром | о́рима |