øre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.4 Dictionary notes 1.5 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.1.1.1 Inflection 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 2.2.1.1 Inflection 3 Norwegian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• öre

[edit] Etymology

Danish øre and Norwegian øre, from Latin aureus “gold”.

[edit] Noun

øre

1. A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone.

[edit] Dictionary notes

Webster’s Third New International Dictionary gives only the öre spelling in English.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eor
• o'er
• roe, Roe, ROE

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse eyra, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows- (“‘ear’”).

[edit] Noun

øre n. (singular definite øret, plural indefinite ører or øren)

1. ear (organ of hearing)
2. handle (small, rounded handle on the side of a container)

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse eyrir (pl. aurar), from Latin aureus (“‘gold coin’”), from aurum (“‘gold’”).

[edit] Noun

øre c. (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)

1. A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone.

[edit] Inflection

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

øre n. (definite singular øret; indefinite plural ører; definite plural ørene)

1. A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone
2. ear