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Noun

olor f ‎(plural olors)

1. smell

Related terms

• olorós

See also

• flaire

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- ‎(a type of bird, waterfowl). Cognate with Old Norse álka ‎(“auk”). More at auk.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.lor/

Noun

olor m ‎(genitive olōris); third declension

1. (chiefly poetic) swan

Inflection

Third declension.

Synonyms

• cygnus

Derived terms

• olōrifer
• olōrīnus

Etymology 2

Late and Vulgar Latin. From Latin odor. Confer oleo ‎(“I smell”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.lor/

Noun

olor m ‎(genitive olōris); third declension

1. (Late Latin, Vulgar Latin) A smell.

Descendants

References

• olor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• olor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “olor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin olor, olōrem, from Latin odor, influenced by oleō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‎(“to smell, stink”).

Noun

olor m ‎(plural olores)

1. smell, scent

Derived terms

• oloroso
• olorizar

Related terms

• oler