ore
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Etymology edit
From Middle English or, oor, blend of Old English ōra (“ore, unwrought metal”) and ār (“brass, copper, bronze”), the first a derivate of ear (“earth”), the second from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz, from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, h₂éyos.
Compare Old Norse eir (“brass, copper”), German ehern (“of metal, of iron”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌶 (aiz, “ore”); also Dutch oer (“ferrous hardpan; bog iron ore”). Compare Latin aes (“bronze, copper”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (aiiah), Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “copper, iron”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) enPR: ôr, IPA(key): /ɔɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔː/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ōr, IPA(key): /o(ː)ɹ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /oə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
- Homophones: oar, o'er; or (in accents with the horse-hoarse merger); aw, awe (in non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)
Noun edit
ore (countable and uncountable, plural ores)
- Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
- 2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:
- Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.
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ore
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From Latin hōra. Compare Romanian oară.
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Audio (file)
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ore inan
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ore
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ore
- inflection of orar:
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ore
- we (exclusive)
- Ore roha'ã. ― We (excluding the listener, we and not you) try.
- Ñande jaháta okápe ha ore ropytáta ko yvyra pýpe. ― We (all, everyone) will go outside and we (not everyone, just me and some other people) will stay by this tree.
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ore
- our (possessive determiner of ore)
- Kóva ore mbo'ehao. ― This is our (and not your) school.
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ore f
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ōre n
References edit
- “ore”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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ore
- we (exclusive)
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô. The original feminine gender was lost during the Middle Dutch period, shifting instead to neuter, but is still visible in the modern Dutch fossilized expression ter ore komen.
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ôre n or f
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Further reading edit
- “ore”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ore (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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From the oblique forms of Old English ār (“oar”), from Proto-West Germanic *airu, from Proto-Germanic *airō.
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ore (plural ores)
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References edit
- “ōr(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
From the oblique forms of Old English ār (“honour”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō.
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ore (uncountable)
- honour, respect (recognition of value)
- grace, favour (positivity towards someone)::
- permission, approval (to engage in a behaviour)
- mercy, clemency (remission of punishment)
- respite, security (safety from harm)
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References edit
- “ōr(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3 edit
From both Old English ōra (“ore, unwrought metal”) and Old English ār (“brass”).
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ore (plural ores)
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Etymology 4 edit
From Old English ōra (“shore”).
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ore (plural ores)
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- “ọ̄r(e, n.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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ore
- Alternative form of oure (“aurochs”)
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ore
- Alternative form of oure (“our”)
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ore
- Alternative form of your
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ore
- (chiefly Early Middle English and West Midlands) Alternative form of here (“their”)
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ore
- Alternative form of hore (“muck”)
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ore
- now
- 15th century, Rustichello da Pisa (original author), Mazarine Master (scribe), The Travels of Marco Polo, page 4, line 2:
- des choses lesquelles nous ne conterons pas ore
- of things we will not speak of now
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- French: or
Middle High German edit
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Inherited from Old High German ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.
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ôre n
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- Alemannic German: Oor
- Bavarian: Oar
- Central Franconian: Uhr, Ohr
- German: Ohr
- Rhine Franconian:
- Pennsylvania German: Ohr
- Vilamovian: ür
- Yiddish: אויער (oyer)
References edit
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “ôre”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
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From Old Saxon ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.
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- Stem vowel: ô²
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ôre n
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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ore f
- A mine, place in which ore is dug
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- īsernōre (“iron mine”)
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- ōra (“ore”)
- gyldenweċġ (“gold mine”)
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Etymology 1 edit
For earlier *aore, from Latin hāc hōrā (“(in) this hour”).
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ore
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- French: or (archaic)
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra).
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ore oblique singular, f (oblique plural ores, nominative singular ore, nominative plural ores)
- hour; time, period of the day (period of time)
- c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- quel haste avez,
Qui a tel ore vos levez?- What haste do you have
That wakes up at this time of day?
- What haste do you have
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From an Proto-Yoruboid root for "female," compare with Igala óre (“female animal”), Itsekiri ore (“mother”).
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ore
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ore
- inflection of orar:
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ore
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ore (Cyrillic spelling оре)
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ore
- inflection of orar:
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ore
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ore
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- òé (Ondo)
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òré
- the plants Cyperus articulatus and Cyperus esculentus, commonly used in making straw sleeping mats
- (by extension) a straw sleeping mat, made from the òré plant
- Synonym: ẹní òré
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Non-standard spelling of oore (“kindness, goodness, blessing”), see ire, ure, rere
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