# oor
## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʊə̯r/

### Etymology 1

From Dutch oor (“ear”), from Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

#### Noun

oor (plural ore, diminutive oortjie)
* ear

### Etymology 2

From Dutch over, from Middle Dutch over, from Old Dutch *ovar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, from *upo.

#### Preposition

oor
* over, above
* beyond, across
* about, concerning
* because of

##### Alternative forms

* oer (obsolete)
* oër (obsolete)
* o'er (obsolete)
* ower (obsolete)

#### Conjunction

oor
* because

##### Synonyms

* oordat

## Cornish
### Alternative forms

* (Common Cornish) oer

### Etymology

From Old Cornish oir, from Proto-Celtic *ougros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ-. Compare Welsh oer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈoːr]

### Adjective

oor (comparative òrra, superlative an òrra)
* bitterly cold, freezing, frigid

#### Antonyms

* bros

#### Coordinate terms

* yeyn

### References

* 2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.486)

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, 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: /oːr/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: oor
* Rhymes: -oːr

### Noun

oor n (plural oren, diminutive oortje n)
* ear
* handle (of cup, mug)

#### Derived terms

* bloemkooloor
* de oren wassen
* domoor
* druiloor
* geoord
* kniesoor
* lamsoor
* langoor
* oorbel
* oordop
* oorkussen
* oorkwal
* oorlel
* oorschelp
* oorsmeer
* ooruil
* oorverdovend
* ter ore komen

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: oor
* Jersey Dutch: ôr
* Negerhollands: oor, hoor, ho

## Dutch Low Saxon
### Etymology

From Low German Ohr.

### Noun

oor
* ear

### See also

* German Low German: Or

## Manx
### Etymology

From Middle English houre (or via Anglo-Norman), from Latin hōra. Certainly did not descend from Old Irish úar, but both the Manx and Old Irish terms are ultimately from the same source.

### Noun

oor f (genitive singular oor, plural ooryn)
* hour

## Middle English
### Noun

oor
* Alternative form of ore (“ore”)

## Scots
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English houre.

#### Noun

oor (plural oors)
* hour

### Etymology 2
#### Pronoun

oor
* Alternative form of our

### References

* “oor, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
* “our, pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

## Solon
### Noun

oor
* steam

#### References

* Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.

## Yola
### Alternative forms

* our, ure, oore, oure, owre

### Etymology

From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, from Proto-West Germanic *unsar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /uːr/

### Determiner

oor
* our
** 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 28:Sank Joan is oor brover.St. John is our brother.
** 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:Yerstey w'had a baree, gist ing oor hoane,Yesterday we had a goal just in our hand.
** 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:Yith w'had any lhuck, oor naame wode b' zung,If we had any luck, our name would have been sung

#### Derived terms

* ourzels

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 60