ours
English
Etymology
From Middle English oures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to our + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced ourn (from Middle English ouren) in standard speech.[1]
Pronunciation
- (General American), IPA(key): /ˈaʊɚz/, /ɑɹz/
- (Received Pronunciation), IPA(key): /ˈaʊəz/, /ɑːz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ)z, -ɑː(ɹ)z
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)z
Pronoun
ours
Translations
that which belongs to us
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References
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Middle French ours, from Old French urs, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uʁs/
audio (file)
Noun
ours m (plural ours, feminine ourse)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- nounours
- ours à face courte
- Ours à lunette
- ours blanc
- ours brun
- ours malais
- ours marin
- ours noir
- ours polaire
- ourson
Further reading
- “ours” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Pronoun
ours
- Alternative form of oures
References
- “oures, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 May 2018.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French urs, from Latin ursus.
Noun
ours m (plural ours, feminine singular ourse, feminine plural ourses)
- bear (mammal)
Descendants
- French: ours
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