øre

Borrowed from Danish øre, Norwegian øre, from Latin aureus (“a Roman coin; golden”). Doublet of aureus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɜːɹə/

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• Rhymes: -ɜːɹə

øre (plural øre)

1. A currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone.
2. Misspelling of öre.

• “øre”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• EOR, REO, ROE, Roe, o'er, roe

• IPA^(key): /øːrə/, [ˈøːɐ]

From Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyra, from Proto-Germanic *auzô, cognate with English ear, German Ohr. From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows- (“ear”), cf. Latin auris.

øre n (singular definite øret, plural indefinite ører or øren)

1. ear (organ of hearing)
2. handle (small, rounded handle on the side of a container)

From Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyrir (pl aurar), from Latin aureus (“gold coin”), from aurum (“gold”). Compare złoty and Gulden

øre c (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)

1. a currency unit worth one hundredth of a krone.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

øre

1. inflection of ør:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

From Danish øre, from Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

øre n (definite singular øret, indefinite plural ører, definite plural øra or ørene)

1. (anatomy) an ear

• øyra, øyre (Nynorsk)

From Old Norse eyrir.

øre m or n (definite singular øren or øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural ørene)

1. an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone)

• “øre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Norwegian Nynorsk øre, from Danish øre, from Old Norse eyrir. Doublet of øyre.

øre m or n (definite singular øren or øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural ørane or øra)

1. an øre (currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian or Danish krone)

   Synonym: øyre

øre (present tense ører, past tense ørte, past participle ørt, passive infinitive ørast, present participle ørande, imperative ør)

1. e-infinitive form of øra

From Old Norse eyra (“ear”).

øre n (definite singular øret, indefinite plural øre, definite plural øra or øri)

1. ear; (pre-2012) alternative form of øyra

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

øre

1. inflection of ør:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

• “øre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “øre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.