English
Etymology
From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser (“our”), Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- enPR: ouə, IPA(key): /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/ or Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "with triphthong smoothing" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)/
- Homophone: hour or Homophone: are
- Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ) or Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- enPR: our, IPA(key): /ˈaʊɚ/ or enPR: ar, IPA(key): /ɑɹ/, [ɑɹ], [ɑ˞]
orAudio (US): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Homophone: hour or Homophone: are
- Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ) or Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "AusE" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- enPR: ou(ə), IPA(key): /æɔ(ə)/ or IPA(key): /ɐː/
- Homophone: ow (some dialects) or Homophone: are
- Rhymes: -aʊ or Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Determiner
our
- Belonging to us.
- 2008, Mike Knudson & Steve Wilkinson, Raymond and Graham Rule the School
- Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.
- 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
- As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
- 2008, Mike Knudson & Steve Wilkinson, Raymond and Graham Rule the School
- Of, from, or belonging to the nation, region, or language of the speaker.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:
- Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
- (Northern England, Scotland) Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.
- I'm going to see our Terry for tea.
Translations
belonging to us
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See also
English personal pronouns
Dialectal and obsolete or archaic forms are in italics.
Verb
our
- Misspelling of are.
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English ūre.
Pronoun
our
- Alternative form of oure
Etymology 2
Determiner
our
- Alternative form of your
Etymology 3
From Anglo-Norman houre.
Noun
our
- Alternative form of houre
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) ur
Etymology
Noun
our m (plural ours)
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