øre

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ore"

English

1 øre coin

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish øre, Norwegian øre, from Latin aureus (“a Roman coin; golden”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɜːɹə/

Noun

øre (plural øre)

  1. A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone.
  2. Misspelling of öre.

References

  • øre at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

Danish

øre

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /øːrə/, [ˈøːɐ]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows- (“ear”).

Alternative forms

Noun

øre n (singular definite øret, plural indefinite ører or øren)

  1. ear (organ of hearing)
  2. handle (small, rounded handle on the side of a container)
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyrir (pl aurar), from Latin aureus (“gold coin”), from aurum (“gold”). Compare złoty and Gulden

Noun

øre c (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)

  1. A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone.
Declension

Etymology 3

See ør (“confused, dizzy”).

Adjective

øre

  1. definite and plural of ør

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

Noun

øre n (definite singular øret, indefinite plural ører, definite plural øra or ørene)

  1. (anatomy) an ear
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eyrir

Noun

øre m, n (definite singular øren or øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural ørene)

  1. an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

50 øre coin Norway

Etymology

From Old Norse eyrir, plural aurar, from Latin aureus. Compare with Swedish öre.

Noun

øre m, n (definite singular øren or øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural ørane or øra)

  1. an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone)

References

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