oar
pronunciation
How to pronounce oar in British English:
UK [ɔː(r)]
How to pronounce oar in American English:
US [ɔːr]
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- Noun:
- an implement used to propel or steer a boat
Word Origin
- oar
- oar: [OE] Oar is a general northern Germanic term, traceable back to an ancestral *airō, source also of Swedish år, Danish aare, and, by borrowing, Finnish airo. It is not clear where it comes from, although it may ultimately be related to Latin rēmus ‘oar’ (as in trirēmis, source of English trireme [17]).=> trireme
- oar (n.)
- Old English ar "oar," from Proto-Germanic *airo (cognates: Old Norse ar, Danish aare, Swedish åra), of unknown origin; perhaps related to Latin remus "oar," Greek eretes "rower," eretmos "oar."