orre
See also: Orre
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse orri. Cognate with Faroese orri, Elfdalian uorre.
Noun edit
orre c
- black grouse (a large, black bird)
Declension edit
Declension of orre | ||||
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Nominative | orre | orren | orrar | orrarna |
Genitive | orres | orrens | orrars | orrarnas |
Etymology 2 edit
Likely an alteration of örfil, under influence of bird sense.
Noun edit
orre c
- (colloquial) Synonym of örfil (“boxing someone's ears”)
Declension edit
Declension of orre | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | orre | orreen | orrear | orrearna |
Genitive | orres | orreens | orrears | orrearnas |
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Turkish orospu, perhaps under influence of bird sense.
Noun edit
orre c
- (slang, derogatory) a whore, a slut
- Synonym: chagga
Declension edit
Declension of orre | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | orre | orreen | orrear | orrearna |
Genitive | orres | orreens | orrears | orrearnas |
References edit
- orre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- orre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- orre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Fula Ordboken
- Slangopedia