oro-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oro"
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔː.ɹə(ʊ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɔɹ.oʊ/, /ɔɹ.ə/
Prefix
oro-
- Of or pertaining to the mouth.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain, high ground”), from ὄρνῡμῐ (órnūmĭ, “to stir, stir up; to urge on, incite”) + -ος (-os, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒ.ɹə(ʊ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɔɹ.oʊ/, /ɔɹ.ə/
Prefix
oro-
- Of or pertaining to the mountains.
Translations
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with oro-
References
- “oro-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “oro-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
French
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).
Prefix
oro-
Etymology 2
Prefix
oro-
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with oro-
Further reading
- “oro-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔ.ro/
- Hyphenation: ò‧ro-
Etymology 1
From Latin ōs (“mouth”, oblique stem ōr-).
Prefix
oro-
Derived terms
Italian terms prefixed with oro- (mouth)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).
Alternative forms
Prefix
oro-
- forms terms relating to mountains
Derived terms
Italian terms prefixed with oro- (mountain)
Further reading
- oro-1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- oro-2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Old Tupi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔ.ɾɔ]
- Rhymes: -ɔɾɔ
- Hyphenation: o‧ro-
Etymology 1
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní oro-.
Pronoun
oro-
- (with 1st person subject) objective of endé
- Ixé oroaûsub.
- I love you.
See also
Old Tupi personal pronouns
| Person | Number | Nominative/Accusative | Possessive | Dative | Objective | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 1st class | 2nd class | Nonreflexive | Reflexive | 1st class | 2nd class | |||
| Singular | 1st | ixé | xe | ixébe/ixébo | xebe/xebo | ||||
| 2nd | îepé | endé | nde | endébe/endébo | ndebe/ndebo | oro- | |||
| Singular and Plural | 3rd | a'e | i | o | i xupé | ||||
| Plural | 1st exc | oré | orébe/orébo | ||||||
| 1st inc | îandé | îandébe/îandébo | |||||||
| 2nd | peîepé | peẽ | pe | peẽme/peẽmo | opo- | ||||
| Indefinite | asé | asébe/asébo | |||||||
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *oro-, from Proto-Tupian *orʲo-.
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní oro-.
Prefix
oro-
- exclusive first-person plural agent verbal prefix; we
- Nde orosaûsub.
- We love you.
See also
Old Tupi verbal prefixes
References
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “oro-”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 362–363
Polish
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.rɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Prefix
oro-
Derived terms
Further reading
- oro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN