ore
English
editPronunciation
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 (horse–hoarse merger); aw, awe (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
Etymology 1
editFrom 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”).
Noun
editore (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.
- Hyponyms: copper ore, iron ore, tin ore
- 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.
Derived terms
edit- bog iron ore
- bog ore
- copper ore
- feather ore
- gold-copper ore
- horseflesh ore
- iron ore
- kidney ore
- morass-ore
- needle ore
- olive ore
- ore belt
- ore body
- ore-bulk-oil carrier
- ore car
- ore dressing
- orefield
- ore hearth
- ore tenus
- peacock ore
- pea ore
- pottern ore
- potter's ore
- sulfur ore
- sulphur ore
- swamp ore
- tile ore
- tin ore
- wheel ore
- white lead ore
Translations
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Etymology 2
editNoun
editore (plural ores)
- A unit of currency used in England around the 10th to 12th centuries.
- Synonym: ora
- 1956, Peter Hunter Blair, An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England, London, New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 295:
- In the time of Æthelred the Unready when the pound contained 240 pence, the ore was reckoned at 16 pence, but in earlier times there was probably much variation.
Etymology 3
editA southern variant of ware (“seaweed”).[2]
Noun
editore (uncountable)
Alternative forms
edit- woar (Ireland)
Etymology 4
editPossibly originating as a figurative use of Etymology 1, with Leominster's "ore" representing the wealth of the town.[3]
Noun
editore (uncountable)
- (historical) A type of fine wool, especially of the type historically produced in the market town of Leominster, Herefordshire.
- a. 1638 (date written), Ben Jonson, “For the Honour of Wales”, in The Works of Beniamin Jonson, […] (Third Folio), London: […] Thomas Hodgkin, for H[enry] Herringman, E. Brewster, T. Bassett, R[ichard] Chiswell, M. Wotton, G. Conyers, published 1692, →OCLC, page 608, column 1:
- But then the ore of Lempſter / By Got is never a Sempſter; / That when he is ſpun, ore did, / Yet match him with hir thrid
Usage notes
edit- Chiefly used in the form "Lemster ore"; Lemster is a shortened pronunciation of Leominster.
Etymology 5
editPreposition
editore
- Obsolete form of over.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 12”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC, signature B3, recto:
- When I behold the violet paſt prime, / And ſable curls or ſiluer'd ore with white: […]
Etymology 6
editNoun
editore (plural ore)
- Alternative form of öre
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ “ore”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “ore”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “ore”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
editAnagrams
editAfrikaans
editPronunciation
editNoun
editore
Aromanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin hōra. Compare Romanian oară.
Noun
editBasque
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editore inan
Borôro
editNoun
editore
Galician
editVerb
editore
- inflection of orar:
Guaraní
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editore
- 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.
Determiner
editore
- our (possessive determiner of ore)
- Kóva ore mbo'ehao. ― This is our (and not your) school.
See also
editItalian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editore f
Anagrams
editJapanese
editRomanization
editore
Latin
editNoun
editōre n
References
edit- “ore”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Mbyá Guaraní
editEtymology
editPronoun
editore
- we (exclusive)
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Noun
editôre n or f
Descendants
editFurther 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
Middle English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom the oblique forms of Old English ār (“oar”), from Proto-West Germanic *airu, from Proto-Germanic *airō.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editore (plural ores)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “ōr(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editFrom the oblique forms of Old English ār (“honour”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editore (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 terms
editReferences
edit- “ōr(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
editFrom both Old English ōra (“ore, unwrought metal”) and Old English ār (“brass”).
Alternative forms
editNoun
editore (plural ores)
Descendants
editEtymology 4
editFrom Old English ōra (“shore”).
Alternative forms
editNoun
editore (plural ores)
References
edit- “ọ̄r(e, n.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 5
editNoun
editore
- Alternative form of oure (“aurochs”)
Etymology 6
editDeterminer
editore
- Alternative form of oure (“our”)
Etymology 7
editDeterminer
editore
- Alternative form of your
Etymology 8
editDeterminer
editore
- (chiefly Early Middle English and West Midlands) Alternative form of here (“their”)
Etymology 9
editNoun
editore
- Alternative form of hore (“muck”)
Middle French
editEtymology
editAdverb
editore
- 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
Descendants
edit- French: or
Middle High German
editEtymology
editInherited from Old High German ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editōre n
Declension
editDescendants
edit- 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
Middle Low German
editEtymology
editFrom Old Saxon ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.
Pronunciation
edit- Stem vowel: ô²
Noun
editôre n
Descendants
editOld English
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editore f
- A mine, place in which ore is dug
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- īsernōre (“iron mine”)
Related terms
edit- ōra (“ore”)
- gyldenweċġ (“gold mine”)
Old French
editEtymology 1
editFor earlier *aore, from Latin hāc hōrā (“(in) this hour”).
Alternative forms
editAdverb
editore
Descendants
edit- French: or (archaic)
Etymology 2
editFrom Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra).
Alternative forms
editNoun
editore 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
Descendants
editOlukumi
editEtymology
editFrom an Proto-Yoruboid root for "female," compare with Igala óre (“female animal”), Itsekiri ore (“mother”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editore
Derived terms
editPali
editAlternative forms
editAdjective
editore
Portuguese
editVerb
editore
- inflection of orar:
Romanian
editNoun
editore
Serbo-Croatian
editVerb
editore (Cyrillic spelling оре)
Spanish
editVerb
editore
- inflection of orar:
Tarantino
editNoun
editore
Tocharian B
editNoun
editore
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editAlternative forms
edit- òé (Ondo)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editòré
- 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
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editNon-standard spelling of oore (“kindness, goodness, blessing”), see ire, ure, rere
Pronunciation
editNoun
editore
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