øre

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ore"

English

1 øre coin

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish øre, Norwegian øre, from Latin aureus (“a Roman coin; golden”). Doublet of aureus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɜːɹə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɜːɹə

Noun

øre (plural øre)

1. A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone.
2. Misspelling of öre.

References

• “øre”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• EOR, REO, ROE, Roe, o'er, roe

Danish

øre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːrə/, [ˈøːɐ]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyra, from Proto-Germanic *auzô, cognate with English ear, German Ohr. From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows- (“ear”), cf. Latin auris.

Alternative forms

Dialects

• yre (Amagermål)
• yør (Fjoldemål)

Noun

øre n (singular definite øret, plural indefinite ører or øren)

1. ear (organ of hearing)
2. handle (small, rounded handle on the side of a container)

Inflection

Declension of øre

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øre	øret	ører øren	ørerne ørene
genitive	øres	ørets	ørers ørens	ørernes ørenes

Etymology 2

From Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyrir (pl aurar), from Latin aureus (“gold coin”), from aurum (“gold”). Compare złoty and Gulden

Noun

øre c (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)

1. a currency unit worth one hundredth of a krone.

Declension

Declension of øre

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øre	øren	øre	ørerne
genitive	øres	ørens	øres	ørernes

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

øre

1. inflection of ør:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Danish øre, from Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

Noun

øre n (definite singular øret, indefinite plural ører, definite plural øra or ørene)

1. (anatomy) an ear

Derived terms

• blomkåløre
• øredobb, øredobbe
• øredråper
• øredøvende
• øreflipp
• øregang
• ørekanal
• øremerke
• ørepine
• øreplugg
• ørepropp
• øreverk
• ørevoks

 

See also

• øyra, øyre (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eyrir.

Noun

øre m or n (definite singular øren or øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural ørene)

1. an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone)

References

• “øre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Norwegian Nynorsk øre, from Danish øre, from Old Norse eyrir. Doublet of øyre.

Noun

øre m or n (definite singular øren or øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural ørane or øra)

2. an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone)

   Synonym: øyre

Etymology 2

Verb

øre (present tense ører, past tense ørte, past participle ørt, passive infinitive ørast, present participle ørande, imperative ør)

1. e-infinitive form of øra

Etymology 3

From Old Norse eyra (“ear”).

Noun

øre n (definite singular øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural øra or øri)

2. ear; (pre-2012) alternative form of øyra

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

øre

1. inflection of ør:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

References

• “øre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “øre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.