Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word ore. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in ore.
Definitions and meaning of ore
ore
Etymology
From Middle Englishor, oor, blend of Old Englishōra(“ore, unwrought metal”) and ār(“brass, copper, bronze”), the first a derivate of ear(“earth”), the second from Proto-Germanic*aiz (cognates Old Norseeir(“brass, copper”), Germanehern(“of metal, of iron”), Gothic𐌰𐌹𐌶(aiz, “ore”)), from Proto-Indo-European*áyos, h₂éyos. Compare Dutchoer(“ferrous hardpan; bog iron ore”). Compare Latinaes(“bronze, copper”), Avestan𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (aiiah), Sanskritअयस्(áyas, “copper, iron”).
Pronunciation
(General American) enPR: ôr, IPA(key): /ɔɹ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔː/
(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ōr, IPA(key): /o(ː)ɹ/
(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /oə/
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Homophones: oar, o'er; or(in accents with the horse-hoarse merger); aw, awe(in non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)
Noun
ore (countable and uncountable, pluralores)
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
Derived terms
iron ore
orefield
Translations
See also
ore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
EOR, REO, ROE, Roe, o'er, roe
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [uə̯ɾə]
Noun
ore
plural of oor
Basque
Noun
oreinan
dough
Borôro
Noun
ore
child
Galician
Verb
ore
first-person singular present subjunctive of orar
third-person singular present subjunctive of orar
Guaraní
Pronoun
ore
us
our
See also
Italian
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ore
Noun
oref
plural of ora
Anagrams
ero, Ero, reo
Japanese
Romanization
ore
Rōmaji transcription of おれ
Latin
Noun
ōren
ablative singular of ōs
References
ore in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutchōra, from Proto-Germanic*ausô.
Noun
ôren
ear
Descendants
Dutch: oor
Afrikaans: oor
Limburgish: oear
Further reading
“ore”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “ore (I)”, in Middelniederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Englishūr.
Noun
ore
Alternative form of oure(“aurochs”)
Etymology 2
From Old Englishūre.
Determiner
ore
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 Englishēower.
Determiner
ore
Alternative form of youre
References
“your (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 May 2018.
Etymology 4
From Old Englishheora.
Determiner
ore
(chiefly early and West Midland dialectal)Alternative form of here(“their”)
References
“her(e (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 June 2018.
Etymology 5
From Old Englishhoru, horh.
Noun
ore
Alternative form of hore(“muck”)
Middle French
Etymology
Old Frenchore.
Adverb
ore
now
Descendants
French: or
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High Germanōra, from Proto-Germanic*ausô.
Noun
oren
ear
Descendants
Alemannic German: Oor
Bavarian: Oar
Central Franconian: Uhr, Ohr
Hunsrik: Oher
Luxembourgish: Ouer
German: Ohr
Rhine Franconian:
Pennsylvania German: Ohr
Vilamovian: ür
Yiddish: אויער (oyer)
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxonōra, from Proto-Germanic*ausô.
Pronunciation
Stem vowel: ô²
(originally) IPA(key): /ɔːrə/
Noun
ôren
ear
Descendants
Low German: Ohr
Dutch Low Saxon: oor
German Low German: Or, Ur
Plautdietsch: Oa, Ua
Novial
Noun
ore (pluralores)
gold
Old English
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈo.re/
Noun
oref
A mine, place in which ore is dug
Declension
Derived terms
īsernōre(“iron mine”)
Related terms
ōra(“ore”)
gyldenweċġ(“gold mine”)
Old French
Etymology 1
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