lor

See also: -lor, lör, and lôr

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Min Nan (lo).

Particle

lor

  1. (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.

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin illōrum (of those), genitive plural of ille, illud. Compare Romanian lor.

Pronoun

lor (genitive form of elj, and eali)

  1. their

Pronoun

lor (long/stressed dative form of elj, and eali)

  1. to them

Usage notes

Always preceded by 'a'- "a lor".

  • (a) lui (masculine singular dative- long/stressed form)
  • (a) ljei (feminine singular dative- long/stressed form)
  • (masculine/feminine plural dative- short/unstressed form)

Breton

Adjective

lor

  1. dirty

Cantonese

For pronunciation and definitions of lor – see (“Cantonese particle”).
(This character, lor, is a variant form of .)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French lors and alors, Italian allora.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lor/, /lɔɾ/

Preposition

lor

  1. at the time of (an event), at the same time as

Derived terms

  • lora (then, now)
  • lore (then, at the time)

See also

  • dum (during, in (a period of time))

Indonesian

Noun

lor

  1. north

Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian loro and French leur.

Determiner

lor

  1. (possessive) their

Javanese

Noun

lor

  1. the north

Adjective

lor

  1. northern

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

  • or

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loː/

Etymology 1

From French or

Noun

lor

  1. Gold

Etymology 2

From French là-haut

Preposition

lor

  1. on
    Antonym: anba

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin illōrum.

Pronoun

lor

  1. to them (third-person indirect object pronoun)

Determiner

lor

  1. their (third-person plural possessive)

Descendants


Romanian

Etymology

From Latin illōrum (of those), genitive plural of ille, illud. Compare Italian loro, French leur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lor/

Pronoun

lor (genitive form of ei, and ele)

  1. (also possessive determiner) their

Synonyms

  • (less frequently used): săi (masculine), sale (feminine)

Pronoun

lor (dative form of ei, and ele)

  1. to them

See also


Turkish

Etymology

From Persian لور.

Noun

lor (definite accusative loru, plural lorlar)

  1. A whey cheese similar to ricotta.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative lor
Definite accusative loru
Singular Plural
Nominative lor lorlar
Definite accusative loru lorları
Dative lora lorlara
Locative lorda lorlarda
Ablative lordan lorlardan
Genitive lorun lorların

Wolof

Noun

lor (definite form lor wi)

  1. saliva
    Synonym: tëflit
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