our

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Also spelled ahr

US /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/ UK /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Homophones

hour /aʊɚ/

Freq #89

Meanings

1

det
Belonging to or connected with us.

We are painting our house this summer.
2

det
Belonging to a group, nation, or place that the speaker is part of.

Our country has a long and proud history.

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Derived forms byrlady

Related forms he herherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis

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Etymology

From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser, unsere (“our”) Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.

oure Middle English ūre Old English *unseraz Proto-Germanic *wéy Proto-Indo-European

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# our

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** det
**IPA (US):** /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 89

## Meanings
1. Belonging to or connected with us.
2. Belonging to a group, nation, or place that the speaker is part of.

## Examples
- We are painting our house this summer.
- Our country has a long and proud history.

## Derived Forms
- byrlady

## Related Forms
- he
- her
- herselfhersen
- hershern
- him
- himselfhisselfhissen
- his
- hishisn
- ime
- ithit
- itselfhitself
- itshis

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: oure
- Root: ūre
- Root: *unseraz
- Root: *wéy

## Etymology
From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser, unsere (“our”) Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.

## AI Etymology
Our comes from Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser, unsere (“our”) Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster. Modern senses include belonging to or connected with us and belonging to a group, nation, or place that the speaker is part of. The wider word family includes derivatives such as byrlady and related forms such as he, her, herselfhersen, and hershern.

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