oro-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oro"

English

Etymology 1

From Latin ōs (“the mouth”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɔː.ɹə(ʊ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔɹ.oʊ/, /ɔɹ.ə/

Prefix

oro-

2. Of or pertaining to the mouth.

Synonyms

• oral
• stomato-

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain, high ground”), from ὄρνῡμῐ (órnūmi, “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-

2. Of or pertaining to the mountains.

Translations

Translations

Polish: oro- (pl)

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

• 'roo, roo

French

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).

Prefix

oro-

1. oro- (Relating to mountains)

Etymology 2

From Latin os (“mouth”).

Prefix

oro-

1. oro- (Relating to the mouth)

   Synonym: bucco-

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-

1. forms terms related to the mouth; oral

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with oro- (mouth)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).

Alternative forms

• oreo-

Prefix

oro-

1. 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-

1. (with 1st person subject) objective of endé

   Ixé oroaûsub.

   I love you.

See also

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

    Old Tupi personal pronouns

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *oro-, from Proto-Tupian *orʲo-.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní oro-.

Prefix

oro-

1. exclusive first-person plural agent verbal prefix; we

   Nde orosaûsub.

   We love you.

See also

Person	Number	Indicative	Gerund	Imperative
Singular	1st	a-	gûi-
	2nd	ere-	e-
Singular and Plural	3rd	o-
Plural	1st excl	oro-
	1st incl	îa-
	2nd	pe-

    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:

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• Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

oro-

1. oro-

   ‎oro- + ‎-grafia → ‎orografia

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with oro-

Further reading

• oro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN