ør

See also: -ør

Danish

Etymology 1

Sense 1 from Old Norse aurr, from Proto-Germanic *auraz (“wet sand or earth, mud”). Sense 2 from Old Norse eyrr, related to aurr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈøːˀɐ̯]

Noun

ør c (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)

  1. (outdated) gravel
  2. (outdated) gravel bank, ayre, gravel beach
Inflection
Declension of ør
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ør øren ører ørerne
genitive ørs ørens ørers ørernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse œrr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈøːˀɐ̯]

Adjective

ør

  1. dizzy, woozy
  2. (rare) confused
Inflection
Inflection of ør
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular ør — —2
Neuter singular ørt — —2
Plural øre — —2
Definite attributive1 øre — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse œrr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /øːr/

Adjective

ør (masculine and feminine ør, neuter ørt, definite singular and plural øre, comparative ørare, indefinite superlative ørast, definite superlative øraste)

  1. dizzy, woozy

References
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