Masculine
ours
Meaning
- (invariable, masculine) bear
- (figuratively, invariable, masculine) A person like a bear:
- (figuratively, invariable, masculine) A person like a bear:
- (figuratively, invariable, masculine, slang) A person like a bear:
- (figuratively, invariable, masculine, obsolete) A person like a bear:
- (invariable, masculine) masthead, imprint (list of a publication's main staff)
- (invariable, masculine) rough cut
- (invariable, masculine, slang) prison, jail
Concepts
Synonyms
Ursidae
se comporter
se tenir
s’accorder avec
selenarctos
thalarctos
ursus
pavé de l’ours
adresse bibliographique
pavé de l'ours
oso
Bär
orso
beer
urso
ós
ayı
ursus
αρκούδα
ors
دب
hirçFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/uʁs/
Etymology
In summary
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *orssos Latin ursus Old French urs Middle French ours French ours Inherited from Middle French ours, from Old French urs, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos. 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).
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