oor

See also: Oor and oor-

Afrikaans

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊər/

Etymology 1

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)

  1. 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

  1. over, beyond, across

Etymology 3

Conjunction

oor

  1. because

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, 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/
  • Rhymes: -oːr
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Noun

oor n (plural oren, diminutive oortje n)

  1. ear
  2. handle (of cup, mug)

Derived terms

Descendants

Dutch Low Saxon

Noun

oor

  1. ear

See also
  • German Low German: Or

Scots

Noun

oor (plural oors)

  1. hour

Pronoun

oor

  1. our
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