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oretta

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Italian

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Etymology

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From ora +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈret.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: o‧rét‧ta

Noun

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oretta f (plural orette)

  1. about an hour; an hour or so

Anagrams

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *uʀhaitō; equivalent to ōret +‎ -a and thus cognate with Old High German urheizo. For the variation between -t- and -tt-, compare ǣmette, variant of ǣmete (ant).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ōretta m

  1. (poetic) warrior, champion
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cempa

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative ōretta ōrettan
accusative ōrettan ōrettan
genitive ōrettan ōrettena
dative ōrettan ōrettum