oretta

Italian

Etymology

From ora +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oˈret.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: o‧rét‧ta

Noun

oretta f (plural orette)

  1. about an hour; an hour or so

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ōreta

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀhaitō; equivalent to ōret +‎ -a and thus cognate with Old High German urheizo. For the variation between -t- and -tt-, compare ǣmette, variant of ǣmete (“ant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoː.ret.tɑ/

Noun

ōretta m

  1. (poetic) warrior, champion

Declension
Declension of oretta (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ōretta ōrettan
accusative ōrettan ōrettan
genitive ōrettan ōrettena
dative ōrettan ōrettum
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