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Webster 1913 Edition
Ogre
O′gre
(ō′gẽr)
, Noun.
[F., fr. Sp.
ogro
, fr. L. Orcus
the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world, hell.] An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.
His schoolroom must have resembled an
ogre’s
den. Maccaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ogre
O'GRE
,Definition 2024
Ogre
Ogre
See also: ogre
Latvian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ogre f (5th declension)
- A town in Latvia.
Declension
Declension of Ogre (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Ogre | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Ogri | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Ogres | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Ogrei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Ogri | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Ogrē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Ogre | — |
ogre
ogre
See also: Ogre
English
Noun
ogre (plural ogres)
- (mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
- (figuratively) A brutish man whose behavior resembles that of the mythical ogre.
Translations
brutish giant
|
brutish man
large beast