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Old English · noun

ora

Normalised ōra

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈoː.rɑ/
Syllables
ˈoː · rɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
bankorametalunwroughtoreshoreslope

ora1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. ore, unwrought metal

  2. brass

Declension · weak

Declension of ora
SingularPlural
Nominative ōraōran
Accusative ōranōran
Genitive ōranōrena
Dative ōranōrum

ora2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. bank, shore; border, edge

  2. slope, hill

Declension · weak

Declension of ora
SingularPlural
Nominative ōraōran
Accusative ōranōran
Genitive ōranōrena
Dative ōranōrum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Uncertain; compare ār, ǣr (“ore, brass, copper”). Perhaps related to Low German Ur, Uurt, Uhr, Urt (“compact, reddish, iron-bearing soil”), Early Modern Dutch oor, oore (“mine; lead ore; vein bearing lead and silver”), Old Norse úr (“metalic slag”).

From Proto-West Germanic *ōʀō, from Proto-Germanic *ōzô, *ōsô (“mouth of a river, inlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”). Cognate with Old Norse ósi (“river mouth”). Possibly influenced by Latin ōra (“shore”).

Descendants

ora, ore

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