oer
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Synonyms
- ijzeroer
Derived terms
- oerbank
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Old Irish úar), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /oːɨ̯r/
- (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɔi̯r/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /oːr/
Adjective
oer (feminine singular oer, plural oer, equative oered, comparative oerach, superlative oeraf)
- cold
- Mae hi’n oer tu allan.
- It’s cold outside.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
oer | unchanged | unchanged | hoer |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian over, from Proto-Germanic *uber.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uə̯r/
Preposition
oer
Further reading
- “oer (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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