ore
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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-Germanic *aiz (cognates Old Norse eir (“brass, copper”), German ehern (“of metal, of iron”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌶 (aiz, “ore”)), from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, h₂éyos. Compare Dutch oer (“ferrous hardpan; bog iron ore”). Compare Latin aes (“bronze, copper”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (aiiah), Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “copper, iron”).
PronunciationEdit
- (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)
NounEdit
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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AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ore
AromanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin hōra. Compare Romanian oară.
NounEdit
BasqueEdit
NounEdit
ore inan
BorôroEdit
NounEdit
ore
GalicianEdit
VerbEdit
ore
GuaraníEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
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.
DeterminerEdit
ore
- our (possessive determiner of ore)
- Kóva ore mbo'ehao. ― This is our (and not your) school.
See alsoEdit
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ore f
AnagramsEdit
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
ore
LatinEdit
NounEdit
ōre n
ReferencesEdit
- “ore”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Mbyá GuaraníEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronounEdit
ore
- we (exclusive)
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.
NounEdit
ôre n
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “ore”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ore (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From the oblique forms of Old English ār (“oar”), from Proto-West Germanic *airu, from Proto-Germanic *airō.
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PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ore (plural ores)
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “ōr(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2Edit
From the oblique forms of Old English ār (“honour”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō.
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NounEdit
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)
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “ōr(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3Edit
Originally two distinct nouns:
- Old English ōra, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to ēar (“earth”).
- Old English ār (“brass”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ore (plural ores)
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “ọ̄r(e, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 4Edit
NounEdit
ore
- Alternative form of oure (“aurochs”)
Etymology 5Edit
DeterminerEdit
ore
- Alternative form of oure (“our”)
Etymology 6Edit
DeterminerEdit
ore
- Alternative form of your
Etymology 7Edit
DeterminerEdit
ore
- (chiefly Early Middle English and West Midlands) Alternative form of here (“their”)
Etymology 8Edit
NounEdit
ore
- Alternative form of hore (“muck”)
Middle FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdverbEdit
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
DescendantsEdit
- French: or
Middle High GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.
NounEdit
ore n
DescendantsEdit
Middle Low GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Saxon ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.
PronunciationEdit
- Stem vowel: ô²
NounEdit
ôre n
DescendantsEdit
Old EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ore f
- A mine, place in which ore is dug
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
- īsernōre (“iron mine”)
Related termsEdit
- ōra (“ore”)
- gyldenweċġ (“gold mine”)
Old FrenchEdit
Etymology 1Edit
For earlier *aore, from Latin hāc hōrā (“(in) this hour”).
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AdverbEdit
ore
DescendantsEdit
- French: or (archaic)
Etymology 2Edit
From Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra).
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NounEdit
ore f (oblique plural ores, nominative singular ore, nominative plural ores)
- hour; time, period of the day (period of time)
- circa 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?
- quel haste avez,
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
DescendantsEdit
PaliEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
ore
PortugueseEdit
VerbEdit
ore
- inflection of orar:
RomanianEdit
NounEdit
ore
Serbo-CroatianEdit
VerbEdit
ore (Cyrillic spelling оре)
SpanishEdit
VerbEdit
ore
- inflection of orar:
TarantinoEdit
NounEdit
ore
Tocharian BEdit
NounEdit
ore
YorubaEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
òré
- the plants Cyperus articulatus and Cyperus esculentus, commonly used in making straw sleeping mats
Derived termsEdit
- ẹní òré (“mat made from the òré grass”)
Etymology 2Edit
Non-standard spelling of oore (“kindness, goodness, blessing”)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ore