Lore

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See also: lore, lóre, lòre, and łore

Dutch

Etymology

Short for Eleonore.. See Eleanor.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lore ?

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Eleonore

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Laure.

Proper noun

Lore f

  1. a female given name, variant of Laure, equivalent to English Laura

Derived terms

German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloːʁə/
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Etymology 1

19th century, from English lorry.[1]

Noun

Lore f (genitive Lore, plural Loren)

  1. minecart
  2. a train wagon or locomotive used in the Frisian islands in Germany
    • 2010, 8 July, Michael Stoessinger, “Ein Bild von einem Meer”, in: Stern 28
      Nissen hat uns am Morgen mit der Lore auf einem Betriebshof bei Dagebüll abgeholt.
      Nissen picked us up in the morning with the Lore on an industrial ground near Dagebüll.
Declension
Declension of Lore
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lore die Loren
genitive einer der Lore der Loren
dative einer der Lore den Loren
accusative eine die Lore die Loren

Etymology 2

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Particularly: “Really just this? Not (instead or additionally) Laura? Au > o is common and cf. particularly Lorenz”

Proper noun

Lore f (genitive Lores or (with an article) Lore)

  1. a diminutive of the female given names Eleonore or Hannelore

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Lore”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Lore” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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