ours

Betekenis

1. bear (animal)
2. A person like a bear:
3. A person like a bear:
4. (slang) A person like a bear:
5. (obsolete) A person like a bear:
6. masthead, imprint (list of a publication's main staff)
7. rough cut
8. (slang) prison, jail

Geslacht

♂️ Mannelijk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/uʁs/

Etymologie

Inherited from Middle French ours, from Old French urs, from Latin ursus.
The Early Modern French pronunciation was /uʁ/ before consonants, /uʁz/ before vowels, and /uʁs/ in pausa. For the most part, the pausal pronunciations were eventually lost, but in some cases they were re-established as the basic form (reinforced in part by the spelling, in part by related words; in this case perhaps the feminine ourse).