houre

English

Noun

houre (plural houres)

1. Obsolete spelling of hour.
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

     You come moſt carefully vpon your houre,

Finnish

FWOTD – 29 January 2016

Etymology

houria +‎ -e

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhou̯reˣ/, [ˈho̞u̯re̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -oure
• Hyphenation^(key): hou‧re

Noun

houre

1. raving (wild or incoherent speech)

Declension

Inflection of houre (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		houre	houreet
genitive		houreen	houreiden houreitten
partitive		houretta	houreita
illative		houreeseen	houreisiin houreihin
		singular	plural
nominative		houre	houreet
accusative	nom.	houre	houreet
	gen.	houreen
genitive		houreen	houreiden houreitten
partitive		houretta	houreita
inessive		houreessa	houreissa
elative		houreesta	houreista
illative		houreeseen	houreisiin houreihin
adessive		houreella	houreilla
ablative		houreelta	houreilta
allative		houreelle	houreille
essive		houreena	houreina
translative		houreeksi	houreiksi
abessive		houreetta	houreitta
instructive		—	hourein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of houre (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative houreeni houreeni accusative nom. houreeni houreeni gen. houreeni genitive houreeni houreideni houreitteni partitive hourettani houreitani inessive houreessani houreissani elative houreestani houreistani illative houreeseeni houreisiini houreihini adessive houreellani houreillani ablative houreeltani houreiltani allative houreelleni houreilleni essive houreenani houreinani translative houreekseni houreikseni abessive houreettani houreittani instructive — — comitative — houreineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative houreesi houreesi accusative nom. houreesi houreesi gen. houreesi genitive houreesi houreidesi houreittesi partitive hourettasi houreitasi inessive houreessasi houreissasi elative houreestasi houreistasi illative houreeseesi houreisiisi houreihisi adessive houreellasi houreillasi ablative houreeltasi houreiltasi allative houreellesi houreillesi essive houreenasi houreinasi translative houreeksesi houreiksesi abessive houreettasi houreittasi instructive — — comitative — houreinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative houreemme houreemme accusative nom. houreemme houreemme gen. houreemme genitive houreemme houreidemme houreittemme partitive hourettamme houreitamme inessive houreessamme houreissamme elative houreestamme houreistamme illative houreeseemme houreisiimme houreihimme adessive houreellamme houreillamme ablative houreeltamme houreiltamme allative houreellemme houreillemme essive houreenamme houreinamme translative houreeksemme houreiksemme abessive houreettamme houreittamme instructive — — comitative — houreinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative houreenne houreenne accusative nom. houreenne houreenne gen. houreenne genitive houreenne houreidenne houreittenne partitive hourettanne houreitanne inessive houreessanne houreissanne elative houreestanne houreistanne illative houreeseenne houreisiinne houreihinne adessive houreellanne houreillanne ablative houreeltanne houreiltanne allative houreellenne houreillenne essive houreenanne houreinanne translative houreeksenne houreiksenne abessive houreettanne houreittanne instructive — — comitative — houreinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative houreensa houreensa accusative nom. houreensa houreensa gen. houreensa genitive houreensa houreidensa houreittensa partitive hourettaan hourettansa houreitaan houreitansa inessive houreessaan houreessansa houreissaan houreissansa elative houreestaan houreestansa houreistaan houreistansa illative houreeseensa houreisiinsa houreihinsa adessive houreellaan houreellansa houreillaan houreillansa ablative houreeltaan houreeltansa houreiltaan houreiltansa allative houreelleen houreellensa houreilleen houreillensa essive houreenaan houreenansa houreinaan houreinansa translative houreekseen houreeksensa houreikseen houreiksensa abessive houreettaan houreettansa houreittaan houreittansa instructive — — comitative — houreineen houreinensa

Derived terms

• houreinen

 

compounds

• hourekuva
• houretila
• kuumehoure

 

Related terms

• hourailla
• hourailu
• houretila
• kuumehoure

Further reading

• “houre”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• rouhe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hour, our, oure, howr, howre, ower
• awyr (c.1475)

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːr(ə)/
• (Late Middle English) IPA^(key): [ʊwɾ]

Noun

houre (plural houres)

1. hour (a 60-minute period which the day has 24 of)
2. A time, occasion, or moment
3. A canonical hour or tide.
4. A divine office.

Descendants

• English: hour (see there for further descendants)
• Northumbrian: oor
• Scots: oor

References

• “hǒure, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.

Etymology 2

From Old English ure.

Determiner

houre

1. Alternative form of oure

References

• “our(e, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 May 2018.

Etymology 3

From Old English hōre.

Noun

houre

1. Alternative form of hore (“whore”)

Old French

Noun

houre oblique singular, f (oblique plural houres, nominative singular houre, nominative plural houres)

1. hour (unit of time)
2. time; moment to do something
   • c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:

     A l'hore de disner, a l'ostex repaira

     At dinnertime, he went back to his lodgings

Descendants

• → English: hour
• French: heure