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EtymologyEdit

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 (compare Old Norse eir (“brass, copper”), German ehern (“brazen, bronzen”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌶 (aiz, “ore”)), from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, h₂éyos. Confer Latin aes (“bronze, copper”), Avestan ayah, Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “copper, iron”).

PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ô, IPA^(key): /ɔː/
• (US) enPR: ôr, IPA^(key): /oʊɹ/, /ɔːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

• Audio (US)

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• Homophones: oar, or, o'er, aw (in non-rhotic accents), awe (in non-rhotic accents)

NounEdit

ore (countable and uncountable, plural ores)

1. Rock that contains utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems which -- at the time of the rock's evaluation and proposal for extraction -- are able to be separated from its neighboring minerals and processed at a cost that does not exceed those materials' present-day economic values.

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

• Ore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

AnagramsEdit

• o'er
• roe, Roe, ROE

NounEdit

ore

1. plural form of oor

NounEdit

ore

1. dough

VerbEdit

ore

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of orar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of orar

PronounEdit

ore

1. us
2. our

See alsoEdit

NounEdit

ore

1. plural form of ora (hours)

AnagramsEdit

• ero, Ero
• reo

RomanizationEdit

ore

1. Rōmaji reading of おれ

NounEdit

ōre (n)

1. ablative singular of ōs

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːrə/

NounEdit

ôre n

1. ear

DescendantsEdit

• Dutch: oor

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.

NounEdit

ore n

1. ear

DescendantsEdit

• German: Ohr

EtymologyEdit

From Old Saxon ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.

NounEdit

ore n

1. ear

Etymology 1Edit

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Alternative formsEdit

• or

AdverbEdit

ore

1. now

DescendantsEdit

• French: or (archaic)

Etymology 2Edit

Ancient Greek ὥρα (hora), Latin hōra

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

ore f (oblique plural ores, nominative singular ore, nominative plural ores)

1. 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?

DescendantsEdit

• English: hour
• French: heure

VerbEdit

ore

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of orar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of orar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of orar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of orar

NounEdit

ore f pl

1. plural form of oră

VerbEdit

ore

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of orar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of orar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of orar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of orar.

NounEdit

ore

1. gold