ogr

See also: ǫgr

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Ὅρκος (Hórkos), the personified demon of oaths (ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”)) who inflicts punishment upon perjurers. Doublet of ork (“orc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔɡr/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɡr
• Syllabification: ogr

Noun

ogr m animal

1. ogre (brutish giant)

Declension

Declension of ogr

	singular	plural
nominative	ogr	ogry
genitive	ogra	ogrów
dative	ogrowi	ogrom
accusative	ogra	ogry
instrumental	ogrem	ogrami
locative	ogrze	ograch
vocative	ogrze	ogry

Further reading

• ogr in Polish dictionaries at PWN