ør

Danish

Etymology 1

Sense 1 from Old Norse aurr, from Proto-Germanic *auraz (“wet sand or earth, mud”). Sense 2 from Old Norse eyrr, related to aurr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈøːˀɐ̯]

Noun

ør c (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)

  1. (outdated) gravel
  2. (outdated) gravel bank, ayre, gravel beach
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse œrr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈøːˀɐ̯]

Adjective

ør

  1. dizzy, woozy
  2. (rare) confused
Inflection
Inflection of ør
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular ør — —2
Neuter singular ørt — —2
Plural øre — —2
Definite attributive1 øre — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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