Menapian nouns: oras

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Etymology

From Middle Menapian oras, from Old Menapian awras, aras, awrat, arat, from Primitive Menapian awerant ("confluence"), from Proto-Bythonic abrant ("eyelid"), from Proto-Celtic *adberos. Cognate with Welsh aber ("confluence"), Breton aber ("confluence"), Cornish aber ("confluence"). Borrowed by French as od ("ria").

oras

Pronunciation

  • (stressed)
    • IPA: /ˈɔ.ɾas/
  • (unstressed)
    • IPA: /ˈɔ.ɾ(ə)s/

Definition

Noun

m oras

  1. an eyelid.

Declension