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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Ὅρκος (Hórkos), the personified demon of oaths (ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”)) who inflicts punishment upon perjurers. Doublet of ork (“orc”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔɡr/
- Rhymes: -ɔɡr
- Syllabification: ogr
Noun
ogr m animal
- ogre (brutish giant)
Declension
Further reading
- ogr in Polish dictionaries at PWN