oor

See also: Oor, oor-, and òòr

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʊə̯r/

Etymology 1

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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-.

Noun

oor (plural ore, diminutive oortjie)

ear

Etymology 2

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

Preposition

oor

Alternative forms

oer (obsolete)
oër (obsolete)
o'er (obsolete)
ower (obsolete)

Conjunction

oor

because

Synonyms

oordat

Cornish

Alternative forms

(Common Cornish) oer

Etymology

From Old Cornish oir, from Proto-Celtic *ougros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ-. Compare Welsh oer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈoːr]

Adjective

oor (comparative òrra, superlative an òrra)

bitterly cold, freezing, frigid

Antonyms

bros

Coordinate terms

yeyn

References

2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.486)

Dutch

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oor

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

oor n (plural oren, diminutive oortje n)

ear
handle (of cup, mug)

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Low German Ohr.

Noun

oor

ear

Manx

Etymology

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.

Noun

oor f (genitive singular oor, plural ooryn)

hour

Middle English

Noun

oor

Alternative form of ore (“ore”)

Scots

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English houre.

Noun

oor (plural oors)

hour

Etymology 2

Pronoun

oor

Alternative form of our

References

“oor, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
“our, pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

Solon

Noun

oor

steam

References

Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.

Yola

Alternative forms

our, ure, oure, owre, oore

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uː/

Determiner

oor

our
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 28:
  Sank Joan is oor brover.
  St. John is our brother.
- 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:
  Yerstey w'had a baree, gist ing oor hoane,
  Yesterday we had a goal just in our hand.
- 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:
  Yith w'had any lhuck, oor naame wode b' zung,
  If we had any luck, our name would have been sung

Derived terms

ourzels

References

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) 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, published 1867, page 60