oare

See also: ôare

English

Noun

oare (plural oares)

1. Obsolete spelling of oar.

Romanian

Etymology

Either borrowed from an early form of Albanian vallë, or from Vulgar Latin *volet, a popular variant of vult, form of the verb Latin volō (“I want, wish”). See also the variant ori.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo̯a.re/, [ˈwa.ɾe]
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: oa‧re

Adverb

oare

1. Enhances the interrogative or dubitative value of a question.

   Oare nu cumva a venit pe la d-ta pe-acasă?

   Would it perhaps be possible that he came by your place?

Conjunction

oare

1. (archaic) or

Synonyms

• ori
• sau

Derived terms

• oarece
• oarecare
• oarecum
• oarecât
• oarecând
• oareunde