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See also: Oor, oor-, and òòr

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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From Dutch oor (“ear”), from Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

Noun

oor (plural ore)

  1. ear

Etymology 2

From Dutch over, from Middle Dutch over, from Old Dutch *ovar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, from *upo.

Preposition

oor

  1. over, above
  2. beyond, across
  3. about, concerning
  4. because of
Alternative forms

Conjunction

oor

  1. because
Synonyms

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-. Compare German Ohr, West Frisian ear, English ear, Danish øre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːr/
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  • Hyphenation: oor
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

oor n (plural oren, diminutive oortje n)

  1. ear
  2. handle (of cup, mug)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: oor
  • Jersey Dutch: ôr
  • Negerhollands: oor, hoor, ho

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Low German Ohr.

Noun

oor

  1. ear

See also

  • German Low German: Or

Manx

Etymology

From Middle English houre (or via Anglo-Norman), from Latin hōra. Certainly did not descend from Old Irish úar, but both the Manx and Old Irish terms are ultimately from the same source.

Noun

oor f (genitive singular oor, plural ooryn)

  1. hour

Middle English

Noun

oor

  1. Alternative form of ore (“ore”)

Scots

Etymology 1

From Middle English hour.

Noun

oor (plural oors)

  1. hour

Etymology 2

From Old English ūre, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz. Doublet of wir.

Pronoun

oor

  1. our
Synonyms

Solon

Noun

oor

  1. steam

References

  • Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, from Proto-West Germanic *unsar.

Pronunciation

Determiner

oor

  1. our
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 28:
      Sank Joan is oor brover.
      St. John is our brother.
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:
      Yerstey w'had a baree, gist ing oor hoane,
      Yesterday we had a goal just in our hand.
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:
      Yith w'had any lhuck, oor naame wode b' zung,
      If we had any luck, our name would have been sung

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 60
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