ors

See also: örs, Örs, őrs, ørs, and ORS

English

Noun

ors

1. plural of or

Catalan

Noun

ors

1. plural of or

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔɹz]

Noun

ors m (plural orses)

1. bear

Synonyms

• arth

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

ors m

1. plural of or

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin ursus.

Noun

ors m

1. bear (animal)

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian orso, from Latin ursus.

Noun

ors

1. a bear

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian orso and/or Sicilian ursu, both from Latin ursus. The Maltese o- may point to Italian origin, but can also be explained through a native development.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔrs/

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• Homophone: għors (one pronunciation)

Noun

ors m (plural orsijiet)

1. bear (animal)

   Synonym: (archaic) debb

Middle Dutch

Noun

ors ?

1. horse, steed

Alternative forms

• hors, hers, ers, ros

Descendants

• Dutch: ros, hors (dialectal)
  • Afrikaans: ros
  • ⇒ Dutch: rossen (“to groom (a horse)”, verb)
    • → West Frisian: rosse (verb)

Middle English

Noun

ors

1. Alternative form of hors

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin ursus (“bear”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ors m (plural orses)

1. bear (animal)

Related terms

• orsin

Swedish

Noun

ors

1. indefinite genitive plural of or
2. indefinite genitive singular of or

Anagrams

• Ros, ros, sor