oer

See also: oer-, o'er, ör, and -ör

Dutch

Etymology

Compare English ore.

Pronunciation
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Noun

oer n (uncountable)

  1. ferrous ground, sand clotted by iron(III) oxide, bog iron ore

Synonyms
  • ijzeroer

Derived terms
  • oerbank

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Old Irish úar), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

oer (feminine singular oer, plural oer, equative oered, comparative oerach, superlative oeraf)

  1. cold
    Mae hi’n oer tu allan.
    It’s cold outside.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
oer unchanged unchanged hoer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian over, from Proto-Germanic *uber.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uə̯r/

Preposition

oer

  1. over, across
    oer lân of oer see
    over land or over sea
  2. about, concerning
    ynformaasje oer rinnende saken
    information concerning current events
  3. on, upon

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “oer (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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