# houre
## English
### Noun

houre (plural houres)
* Obsolete spelling of hour.
** c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:You come moſt carefully vpon your houre,

## Finnish
### Etymology

houria +‎ -e

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhou̯reˣ/, [ˈho̞u̯re̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -oure
* Hyphenation: hou‧re

### Noun

houre
* raving (wild or incoherent speech)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of houre (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
houreeni
houreeni
accusative
nom.
houreeni
houreeni
gen.
houreeni
genitive
houreeni
houreideni houreitteni
partitive
hourettani
houreitani
inessive
houreessani
houreissani
elative
houreestani
houreistani
illative
houreeseeni
houreisiini houreihini
adessive
houreellani
houreillani
ablative
houreeltani
houreiltani
allative
houreelleni
houreilleni
essive
houreenani
houreinani
translative
houreekseni
houreikseni
abessive
houreettani
houreittani
instructive
comitative
—houreineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
houreesi
houreesi
accusative
nom.
houreesi
houreesi
gen.
houreesi
genitive
houreesi
houreidesi houreittesi
partitive
hourettasi
houreitasi
inessive
houreessasi
houreissasi
elative
houreestasi
houreistasi
illative
houreeseesi
houreisiisi houreihisi
adessive
houreellasi
houreillasi
ablative
houreeltasi
houreiltasi
allative
houreellesi
houreillesi
essive
houreenasi
houreinasi
translative
houreeksesi
houreiksesi
abessive
houreettasi
houreittasi
instructive
comitative
—houreinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
houreemme
houreemme
accusative
nom.
houreemme
houreemme
gen.
houreemme
genitive
houreemme
houreidemme houreittemme
partitive
hourettamme
houreitamme
inessive
houreessamme
houreissamme
elative
houreestamme
houreistamme
illative
houreeseemme
houreisiimme houreihimme
adessive
houreellamme
houreillamme
ablative
houreeltamme
houreiltamme
allative
houreellemme
houreillemme
essive
houreenamme
houreinamme
translative
houreeksemme
houreiksemme
abessive
houreettamme
houreittamme
instructive
comitative
—houreinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
houreenne
houreenne
accusative
nom.
houreenne
houreenne
gen.
houreenne
genitive
houreenne
houreidenne houreittenne
partitive
hourettanne
houreitanne
inessive
houreessanne
houreissanne
elative
houreestanne
houreistanne
illative
houreeseenne
houreisiinne houreihinne
adessive
houreellanne
houreillanne
ablative
houreeltanne
houreiltanne
allative
houreellenne
houreillenne
essive
houreenanne
houreinanne
translative
houreeksenne
houreiksenne
abessive
houreettanne
houreittanne
instructive
comitative
—houreinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
houreensa
houreensa
accusative
nom.
houreensa
houreensa
gen.
houreensa
genitive
houreensa
houreidensa houreittensa
partitive
hourettaan hourettansa
houreitaan houreitansa
inessive
houreessaan houreessansa
houreissaan houreissansa
elative
houreestaan houreestansa
houreistaan houreistansa
illative
houreeseensa
houreisiinsa houreihinsa
adessive
houreellaan houreellansa
houreillaan houreillansa
ablative
houreeltaan houreeltansa
houreiltaan houreiltansa
allative
houreelleen houreellensa
houreilleen houreillensa
essive
houreenaan houreenansa
houreinaan houreinansa
translative
houreekseen houreeksensa
houreikseen houreiksensa
abessive
houreettaan houreettansa
houreittaan houreittansa
instructive
comitative
—houreineen houreinensa :

#### Derived terms

* houreinen
* hourekuva
* houretila
* kuumehoure

#### Related terms

* hourailla
* hourailu

### Further reading

* “houre”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* rouhe

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* hour, our, oure, howr, howre, ower
* awyr (c.1475)

### Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈuːr(ə)/
* (Late Middle English) IPA: [ʊwɾ]

#### Noun

houre (plural houres)
* hour (a 60-minute period which the day has 24 of)
* A time, occasion, or moment
* A canonical hour or tide.
* A divine office.

##### Descendants

* English: hour (see there for further descendants)
* Northumbrian: oor
* Scots: oor

##### References

* “hǒure, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.

### Etymology 2

From Old English ure.

#### Determiner

houre
* Alternative form of oure

#### References

* “our(e, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 May 2018.

### Etymology 3

From Old English hōre.

#### Noun

houre
* Alternative form of hore (“whore”)

## Old French
### Noun

houre oblique singular, f (oblique plural houres, nominative singular houre, nominative plural houres)
* hour (unit of time)
* time; moment to do something
** c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:A l'hore de disner, a l'ostex repairaAt dinnertime, he went back to his lodgings

#### Descendants

* → English: hour
* French: heure