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 (uncountable, accusative oron)

1. gold

Related terms

• ora

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Finnish

Etymology

Alternative of ori

Noun

oro

1. (rare, poetic) stallion

Declension

Inflection of oro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

		singular	plural
nominative		oro	orot
accusative	nom.?	oro	orot
	gen.	oron
genitive		oron	orojen
partitive		oroa	oroja
inessive		orossa	oroissa
elative		orosta	oroista
illative		oroon	oroihin
adessive		orolla	oroilla
ablative		orolta	oroilta
allative		orolleˣ	oroilleˣ
essive		orona	oroina
translative		oroksi	oroiksi
instructive		—	oroin
abessive		orotta	oroitta
comitative		—	oroineen

Synonyms

• ori

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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 *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔro/

• Audio

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Noun

oro m (plural ori)

1. gold
2. (sports) gold, gold medal
3. gold (colour)
4. (heraldry) or
5. (in the plural) gold jewels
6. (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

Etymology

From ōs, ōris (“mouth”).
From Proto-Indo-European *or- (“to pronounce a ritual”); see also Hittite 𒅈𒌋𒉿𒄿 (“to worship, revere”), 𒅈𒄿𒄿𒀀𒄿 (“to consult an oracle”), Attic Greek ἀρά (ará, “prayer”), and Sanskrit आर्यन्ति (āryanti, “praise”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /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

Conjugation of oro (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōrō	ōrās	ōrat	ōrāmus	ōrātis	ōrant
	imperfect	ōrābam	ōrābās	ōrābat	ōrābāmus	ōrābātis	ōrābant
	future	ōrābō	ōrābis	ōrābit	ōrābimus	ōrābitis	ōrābunt
	perfect	ōrāvī	ōrāvistī	ōrāvit	ōrāvimus	ōrāvistis	ōrāvērunt, ōrāvēre
	pluperfect	ōrāveram	ōrāverās	ōrāverat	ōrāverāmus	ōrāverātis	ōrāverant
	future perfect	ōrāverō	ōrāveris	ōrāverit	ōrāverimus	ōrāveritis	ōrāverint
passive	present	ōror	ōrāris, ōrāre	ōrātur	ōrāmur	ōrāminī	ōrantur
	imperfect	ōrābar	ōrābāris, ōrābāre	ōrābātur	ōrābāmur	ōrābāminī	ōrābantur
	future	ōrābor	ōrāberis, ōrābere	ōrābitur	ōrābimur	ōrābiminī	ōrābuntur
	perfect	ōrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ōrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ōrātus + future active 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, ōrēre	ōrētur	ōrēmur	ōrēminī	ōrentur
	imperfect	ōrārer	ōrārēris, ōrārēre	ōrārētur	ōrārēmur	ōrārēminī	ōrārentur
	perfect	ōrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ōrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	ōrā	—	—	ōrāte	—
	future	—	ōrātō	ōrātō	—	ōrātōte	ōrantō
passive	present	—	ōrāre	—	—	ōrāminī	—
	future	—	ōrātor	ōrātor	—	—	ōrantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		ōrāre	ōrāvisse	ōrātūrus esse	ōrārī	ōrātus esse	ōrātum īrī
participles		ōrāns	—	ōrātūrus	—	ōrātus	ōrandus

Synonyms

• (speak): loquor

Derived terms

• adōrō
• perōrō
• praeōrō

Related terms

• ōrāculum
• ōrātiō
• ōrātor

• ōrātōriē
• ōrātōrius
• ōrātum

Descendants

• Albanian: uroj
• Aromanian: or, urare
• Catalan: orar
• English: orate
• Galician: orar

• Italian: orare
• Old French: orer
• Portuguese: orar
• Romanian: ura, urare
• Spanish: orar

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Lithuanian

Noun

oro m

1. genitive of oras

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Portuguese

Verb

oro

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

oro n

1. hora

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Spanish

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɾo/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

oro m (plural oros)

1. gold

Adjective

oro m, f (plural oros)

1. (heraldry) or

Related terms

• áureo
• dorar
• orfebre
• orfebrería

Etymology 2

Verb

oro

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)