lor
English
Particle
lor
- (Singapore, colloquial, Singlish) Used to express affirmation or emphasis, often with a sense of resignation or dismissiveness.
- 2015 April 17, Jalelah Abu Baker, “What's the difference between 'lah' and 'lor': Poet Gwee Li Sui's take on nuances of Singlish goes viral”, in The Straits Times:
- I dun have lor.
- I wish I had it, but sadly I don't.
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Aromanian
Usage notes
Always preceded by 'a'- "a lor".
Breton
Cantonese
For pronunciation and definitions of lor – see 囉 (“Cantonese particle”). (This character, lor, is a variant form of 囉.) |
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lor/, /lɔɾ/
Preposition
lor
- at the time of (an event), at the same time as
Indonesian
Mauritian Creole
Alternative forms
- or
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loː/
Old French
Pronoun
lor
- to them (third-person indirect object pronoun)
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Érec et Énide':
- la novele lor aporte
- [He] brought the news to them
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Determiner
lor
- their (third-person plural possessive)
- circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
- Et lor dex en ont merciés.
- And they thanked their gods for it.
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Romanian
Etymology
From Latin illōrum (“of those”), genitive plural of ille, illud. Compare Italian loro, French leur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lor/
Turkish
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