ôr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "or"

Emilian

Etymology

From Latin aurum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːr/

Noun

ôr m (uncountable)

  1. gold

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin aurum.

Noun

ôr m

  1. (Surmiran) gold

Walloon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /õʀ/

Noun

ôr m (uncountable)

  1. gold

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːr/
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh or, from Old Welsh or, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”). Cognate with Latin orior, Ancient Greek ὄρνῡμι (órnūmi), Sanskrit ऋणोति (ṛṇóti).

Noun

ôr f or m (plural ôrau)

  1. boundary, limit, edge
    Synonyms: ffin, godre, min, ymyl

Derived terms

  • cyfor (“flood, surge”)
  • cynnor (“doorpost”)
  • goror (“border, frontier”)
  • rhagor (“more”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ôr
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ôr unchanged unchanged hôr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

Noun

ôr

  1. soft mutation of gôr (“pus, discharge”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gôr
radical soft nasal aspirate
gôr ôr ngôr unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ôr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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