English - Etymology

From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *no-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser (“our”), Danish vor (“our”).

English - Pronunciation

(UK)

• enPR: ouər, IPA^(key): /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/ or IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ)/
• Homophone: hour or Homophone: are
• Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ) or Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

(US)

• enPR: our, IPA^(key): /ˈaʊɚ/ or enPR: ar, IPA^(key): /ɑɹ/, [ɑɹ], [ɑ˞]
• or
• Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ) or Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

(Australia)

• enPR: ou(ə), IPA^(key): /æɔ(ə)/
• Rhymes: -aʊ
• Homophone: ow (some dialects)

English - Determiner

our

1. 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.

2. Of, from, or belonging to the nation, region, or language of the speaker.
   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii

     Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.

3. (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.

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See also

Romansch - Alternative Forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) ur

Romansch - Etymology

From Latin ōra.

Romansch - Noun

our m (plural ours)

1. (Surmiran) edge, margins

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