Masculine
ours
Meaning
- bear (animal)
- A person like a bear:
- A person like a bear:
- (slang) A person like a bear:
- (obsolete) A person like a bear:
- masthead, imprint (list of a publication's main staff)
- rough cut
- (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
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/uʁs/
Etymology
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).
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