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oras

Pronunciation: [¹ˈoːrɐs]

“oras” is a Lithuanian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. air
  2. weather

Etymology

From a derivative of árti (“plough”), with semantic shift "to plow" > "arable (plowable) land" > "open space" > "air, weather". An alternative theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁orh₂-on- (“shore, bank, border, line”), from *h₁erh₂-, possibly a derivative of *h₁er-. In this case, cognate with Latvian ara (“border, country limit, boundary”), Latin ora (“border, coast, region”),…

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