Lore

See also: lore, lóre, lòre, and łore

Dutch

Etymology

Short form of Eleonore. See Eleanor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo.rə/

Proper noun

Lore ?

1. a female given name

Anagrams

• loer

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloːʁə/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Short form of Eleonore. See Eleanor.

Proper noun

Lore

1. a diminutive of the female given name Eleonore

Related terms

• Hannelore

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English lorry.

Noun

Lore f (genitive Lore, plural Loren)

1. minecart
2. a train wagon or locomotive used in the Frisian islands in Germany
   • 2010, 8 July, Michael Stoessinger, “Ein Bild von einem Meer”, in: Stern 28

     Nissen hat uns am Morgen mit der Lore auf einem Betriebshof bei Dagebüll abgeholt.

     Nissen picked us up in the morning with the Lore on an industrial ground near Dagebüll.

Declension

Declension of Lore [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lore	die	Loren
genitive	einer	der	Lore	der	Loren
dative	einer	der	Lore	den	Loren
accusative	eine	die	Lore	die	Loren

Further reading

• “Lore” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache