houre
English
Noun
houre (plural houres)
- Obsolete spelling of hour.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:, scene i:
- You come moſt carefully vpon your houre,
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
houre
- raving (wild or incoherent speech)
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 5.
- Tuottaminen ilman suunnitelmaa muistuttaisi enemmän hullun houreita kuin älyn ja opin selväpäisiä pyrkimyksiä.
- A production whithout design would resemble more the ravings of a madman, than the sober efforts of genius and learning.
- Tuottaminen ilman suunnitelmaa muistuttaisi enemmän hullun houreita kuin älyn ja opin selväpäisiä pyrkimyksiä.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 5.
Declension
Inflection of houre (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | houre | houreet | |
genitive | houreen | houreiden houreitten | |
partitive | houretta | houreita | |
illative | houreeseen | houreisiin houreihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | houre | houreet | |
accusative | nom. | houre | houreet |
gen. | houreen | ||
genitive | houreen | houreiden houreitten | |
partitive | houretta | houreita | |
inessive | houreessa | houreissa | |
elative | houreesta | houreista | |
illative | houreeseen | houreisiin houreihin | |
adessive | houreella | houreilla | |
ablative | houreelta | houreilta | |
allative | houreelle | houreille | |
essive | houreena | houreina | |
translative | houreeksi | houreiksi | |
abessive | houreetta | houreitta | |
instructive | — | hourein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuːr(ə)/
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Noun
houre (plural houres)
- hour (a 60-minute period which the day has 24 of)
- A time, occasion, or moment
- A canonical hour or tide.
- A divine office.
Descendants
References
- “hǒure (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
Etymology 2
From Old English ure.
Determiner
houre
- Alternative form of oure
References
- “our(e (pron.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 May 2018.
Etymology 3
From Old English hōre.
Noun
houre
- Alternative form of hore (“whore”)
Old French
Noun
houre oblique singular, f (oblique plural houres, nominative singular houre, nominative plural houres)
- hour (unit of time)
- time; moment to do something
- circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
- A l'hore de disner, a l'ostex repaira
- At dinnertime, he went back to his lodgings
Descendants
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