olor

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan (compare Occitan olor), from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin olor, olōrem, from Latin odor, influenced by oleō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to smell, stink”).

Noun

olor f (plural olors)

  1. smell
  • olorós

See also

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish olor (“smell”).

Noun

olor

  1. smell; odor

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (a type of bird, waterfowl). Cognate with Old Norse álka (“auk”). More at auk.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈo.lor/, [ˈɔ.ɫɔr]

Noun

olor m (genitive olōris); third declension

  1. (chiefly poetic) swan
Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative olor olōrēs
genitive olōris olōrum
dative olōrī olōribus
accusative olōrem olōrēs
ablative olōre olōribus
vocative olor olōrēs
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Late and Vulgar Latin. From Latin odor. Confer oleo (“I smell”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈo.lor/, [ˈɔ.ɫɔr]

Noun

olor m (genitive olōris); third declension

  1. (Late Latin, Vulgar Latin) A smell.
Descendants
  • Portuguese: olor
  • Sicilian: oluri
  • Spanish: olor

References

  • olor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • olor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • olor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin olor, olōrem, from Latin odor, influenced by oleō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to smell, stink”).

Noun

olor m (plural olores)

  1. smell, scent

Derived terms

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