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

• aur (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan)
• or (Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader)

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