ouro

See also: Ouro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ouro, from Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈowɾo/ [ˈow.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -owɾo
• Hyphenation: ou‧ro

Noun

ouro m (uncountable)

1. gold (material)

   De ouro e de prata todos iban cheos , así seus vestidos como seus sombreiros.

   They were all full of gold and silver, both their dresses and their hats.

Derived terms

• dourado
• dourar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “ouro”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “ouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “ouro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ouro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ouro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Mirandese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈowɾu/ [ˈow.ɾu]
• Rhymes: -owɾu
• Syllabification: ou‧ro

Noun

ouro m (uncountable)

1. gold

Old Galician-Portuguese

Chemical element (edit)
Au Atomic number 79 ouro
Classification data Period 6 Group 11 Block d-block Class transition metal
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Etymology

Inherited from Latin aurum (“gold”), from Old Latin ausum (“gold”), from Proto-Italic *auzom (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈowɾo/
• Rhymes: -owɾo
• Hyphenation: ou‧ro

Noun

ouro m (uncountable)

1. gold (as mineral or metal)
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 348 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria demoſtrou a ũu Rey que trobaua por ela gran teſouro douro ⁊ de prata.

     How Holy Mary revealed a great treasure of gold and silver to a king who wrote songs for Her.

2. gold (colour)
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 384 (facsimile):

     A primeyra era ouro / coor rrica ⁊ fremoſa / a ſemellante da uirgen / nobre ⁊ mui preçioſa.

     The first one was gold, a rich and beautiful colour, similar to the noble and very gorgeous Virgin.

Derived terms

• trager o ouro e o mouro

Descendants

• Fala: oiru
• Galician: ouro
• Portuguese: ouro (see there for further descendants)

References

• Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “ouro”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “ouro”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Chemical element (edit)
Au Atomic number 79 ouro
Classification data Period 6 Group 11 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← platina (Pt)
Next: mercúrio (Hg) →
Portuguese Wikipedia article on Ouro

cálice de ouro

Alternative forms

• oiro

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾu/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾu]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈow.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɾu/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -owɾu
• Hyphenation: ou‧ro

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ouro, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Noun

ouro m (plural ouros)

1. (chemistry) gold (chemical element)
2. gold (coin)
3. gold (colour)
4. gold (medal)
5. singular of ouros (“diamonds”) (one of the four suits of playing cards)

Derived terms

• lastro-ouro
• ourama
• ourar
• ouro besouro
• ouro branco
• ouro de lei
• ouro dos tolos
• ouro em pó
• ouro falso
• ouro negro
• ouro-e-fio
• ouro-fio

Related terms

• Aurélio
• áureo
• auréola
• auri-
• auricrinito
• auriense
• aurífero
• aurificação
• aurificar
• aurífice
• aurifícia
• aurifício
• aurífico
• auriflama
• aurígena
• Aurora
• aurora
• dourada
• dourado
• dourar
• Oeiras
• oeirense
• ourensano
• Ourense
• ourives
• ouropel

Descendants

• → Kadiwéu: oolo
• → Itsekiri: oro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ouro

1. first-person singular present indicative of ourar

Further reading

• “ouro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ouro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026