Lore

Lore

See also: lore, lóre, lòre, and łore

Dutch

Etymology

Short form of Eleonore. See Eleanor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloːrə/

Proper noun

Lore ?

1. a female given name

Anagrams

• loer

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloːʁə/

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Etymology 1

19th century, from English lorry.[1]

Noun

Lore f (genitive Lore, plural Loren)

1. minecart
2. a train wagon or locomotive used in the Frisian islands in Germany
   • 2010, 8 July, Michael Stoessinger, “Ein Bild von einem Meer”, in: Stern 28

     Nissen hat uns am Morgen mit der Lore auf einem Betriebshof bei Dagebüll abgeholt.

     Nissen picked us up in the morning with the Lore on an industrial ground near Dagebüll.

Declension

Declension of Lore [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lore	die	Loren
genitive	einer	der	Lore	der	Loren
dative	einer	der	Lore	den	Loren
accusative	eine	die	Lore	die	Loren

Etymology 2

Contraction of Eleonore; see English Eleanor for more.

Proper noun

Lore f (genitive singular Lores or (with an article) Lore)

1. a diminutive of the female given name Eleonore

Related terms

• Hannelore

References

1. Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Lore”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

• “Lore” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache