oro

See also oro-, and óro

Basque

Adjective

oro

1. all

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Catalan

Verb

oro

1. First-person singular present indicative form of orar.

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Esperanto

Noun

oro (accusative oron)

1. gold

Related terms

• ora

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Galician

Verb

oro

1. first-person singular present indicative of orar

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Ido

Noun

oro (plural ori)

1. gold

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auso-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔro/, X-SAMPA: /"Oro/

• Audio

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Noun

oro m (plural ori)

1. gold
2. (sports) gold, gold medal
3. gold (colour)
4. (in the plural) gold jewels
5. (figuratively) gold, money, wealth

Synonyms

• (gold medal) medaglia d'oro

Related terms

cercatore d'oro corsa all'oro cuore d'oro d’oro dorare febbre dell'oro foglia d'oro / foglia oro indorare medaglia d'oro miniera d'oro

orefice oreficeria oro bianco oro colato oro nero oro zecchino orpello placcato oro pomodoro similoro

Adjective

oro (invariable)

1. gold (in colour)

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈoː.roː/

Verb

present active ōrō, present infinitive ōrāre, perfect active ōrāvī, supine ōrātum.

1. I speak as an orator.
2. I plead, beg
3. I pray, entreat

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōrō	ōrās	ōrat	ōrāmus	ōrātis	ōrant
	future	ōrābō	ōrābis	ōrābit	ōrābimus	ōrābitis	ōrābunt
	imperfect	ōrābam	ōrābās	ōrābat	ōrābāmus	ōrābātis	ōrābant
	perfect	ōrāvī	ōrāvistī	ōrāvit	ōrāvimus	ōrāvistis	ōrāvērunt
	future perfect	ōrāverō	ōrāveris	ōrāverit	ōrāverimus	ōrāveritis	ōrāverint
	pluperfect	ōrāveram	ōrāverās	ōrāverat	ōrāverāmus	ōrāverātis	ōrāverant
passive	present	ōror	ōrāris	ōrātur	ōrāmur	ōrāminī	ōrantur
	future	ōrābor	ōrāberis	ōrābitur	ōrābimur	ōrābiminī	ōrābuntur
	imperfect	ōrābar	ōrābāris	ōrābātur	ōrābāmur	ōrābāminī	ōrābantur
	perfect	Use ōrātus m, ōrāta f, ōrātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use ōrātus m, ōrāta f, ōrātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use ōrātus m, ōrāta f, ōrātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōrem	ōrēs	ōret	ōrēmus	ōrētis	ōrent
	imperfect	ōrārem	ōrārēs	ōrāret	ōrārēmus	ōrārētis	ōrārent
	perfect	ōrāverim	ōrāverīs	ōrāverit	ōrāverīmus	ōrāverītis	ōrāverint
	pluperfect	ōrāvissem	ōrāvissēs	ōrāvisset	ōrāvissēmus	ōrāvissētis	ōrāvissent
passive	present	ōrer	ōrēris	ōrētur	ōrēmur	ōrēminī	ōrentur
	imperfect	ōrārer	ōrārēris	ōrārētur	ōrārēmur	ōrārēminī	ōrārentur
	perfect	Use ōrātus m, ōrāta f, ōrātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use ōrātus m, ōrāta f, ōrātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	ōrā	ōrātō	ōrātō	ōrāre	ōrātor	ōrātor
	plural	ōrāte	ōrātōte	ōrantō	ōrāminī	—	ōrantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		ōrāre	ōrāvisse	ōrātūrus esse	ōrārī	ōrātus esse	ōrātum īrī
participles		ōrāns (ōrantis)	—	ōrātūrus-ra, -rum	—	ōrātus-a, -um	ōrandus-nda, -ndum

Synonyms

• (speak): loquor

Related terms

ōrāculum ōrātiō ōrātor

ōrātōriē ōrātōrius ōrātum

Descendants

Albanian: uroj Aromanian: or, ura Catalan: orar English: orate Galician: orar

Italian: orare Old French: orer Portuguese: orar Romanian: ura Spanish: orar

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Lithuanian

Noun

oro

1. genitive of oras

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Portuguese

Verb

oro

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of orar

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Spanish

Chemical element
Au	Previous: platino (Pt)
	Next: mercurio (Hg)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈo.ɾo/, X-SAMPA: /"o.4o/

Etymology 1

From Latin aurum (cf. Catalan or, Dalmatian jaur, French or, Galician ouro, Italian oro, Occitan aur, Portuguese ouro, Romanian aur), from Proto-Italic *auso-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Noun

oro m (plural oros)

1. gold

Related terms

• áureo
• dorar
• orfebre
• orfebrería

Etymology 2

Verb

oro (infinitive orar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of orar.

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Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ ro, the negation of ro (“rest, peace”), from Old Swedish. Definition 3 is likely a direct loan from German Unruh (“balance wheel”).

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

oro c

1. (archaic, uncountable) unrest
2. (uncountable) worry, fear, anxiety, nervousness
3. a balance wheel, regulating the speed of a clockwork

Declension

Declension of oro

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	oro	oron
genitive	oros	orons

Declension of oro 3

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	oro	oron	oror	ororna
genitive	oros	orons	orors	orornas

Declension of oro 3

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	oro	oron	oroar	oroarna
genitive	oros	orons	oroars	oroarnas

Antonyms

• ro

Related terms

• oroa
• orolig
• orolighet

References

• oro in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)