Wiktionary

oor

See also: Oor, oor-, and òòr

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

 
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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-.

NounEdit

oor (plural ore)

  1. ear

Etymology 2Edit

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

PrepositionEdit

oor

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

ConjunctionEdit

oor

  1. because
SynonymsEdit

DutchEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

oor n (plural oren, diminutive oortje n)

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

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

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

Dutch Low SaxonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Low German Ohr

NounEdit

oor

  1. ear

See alsoEdit

  • German Low German: Or

ManxEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

NounEdit

oor f (genitive singular oor, plural ooryn)

  1. hour

ScotsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English hour

NounEdit

oor (plural oors)

  1. hour

PronounEdit

oor

  1. our

SolonEdit

NounEdit

oor

  1. steam

ReferencesEdit

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

YolaEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

DeterminerEdit

oor

  1. our
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      Sank Joan is oor brover.
      St. John is our brother.

ReferencesEdit

  • Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 28 & 60
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