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English
Etymology 1
From Latin ōs (“the mouth”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
oro-
- Of or pertaining to the mouth.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain, high ground”), from ὄρνῡμῐ (órnūmi, “to stir, stir up; to urge on, incite”) + -ος (-os, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
Prefix
oro-
- Of or pertaining to the mountains.
Translations
Derived terms
References
Anagrams
French
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).
Prefix
oro-
- oro- (Relating to mountains)
Etymology 2
From Latin os (“mouth”).
Prefix
oro-
- oro- (Relating to the mouth)
- Synonym: bucco-
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔ.ro/
- Hyphenation: ò‧ro-
Etymology 1
From Latin ōs (“mouth”, oblique stem ōr-).
Prefix
oro-
- forms terms related to the mouth; oral
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).
Prefix
oro-
- forms terms relating to mountains
Derived terms
Further reading
- oro-1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- oro-2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Old Tupi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní oro-.
Pronoun
oro-
- (with 1st person subject) objective of endé
See also
Old Tupi personal pronouns
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *oro-, from Proto-Tupian *orʲo-.
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní oro-.
Prefix
oro-
- exclusive first-person plural agent verbal prefix; we
Nde orosaûsub.- We love you.
See also
Old Tupi verbal prefixes
Person
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Number
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Indicative
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Gerund
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Imperative
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Singular
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1st
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a-
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gûi-
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2nd
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ere-
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e-
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Singular and Plural
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3rd
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o-
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Plural
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1st excl
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oro-
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1st incl
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îa-
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2nd
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pe-
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References
Polish
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.rɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
- Syllabification: o‧ro
Prefix
oro-
- oro-
- oro- + -grafia → orografia
Derived terms
Further reading
- oro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN