oor

See also: oer and oor-

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊər/

Etymology 1

From Dutch oor (“ear”).

Noun

oor (plural ore)

  1. ear

Etymology 2

From Dutch over

Preposition

oor

  1. about

Dutch

Etymology

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)

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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