Our

Part of speech: pronoun

Pronunciation: /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/

Definitions

1. Belonging to or associated with the speaker and one or more other people
2. Relating to or indicating possession by the speaker and at least one other individual together
3. Pertaining to something owned or shared by the speaker and others in a collective sense

Etymology: "Our" is one of the oldest pronouns in English, and its ancestry runs through the whole Germanic family. Its Old English form was "ūre" (with a longer variant "ūser"), descended from a Proto-Germanic form ""unseraz" meaning "of us." That reconstructed root carries the same meaning across the family: Dutch has "onze," German "unser," Low German "uns," and Scots "oor," all with the same sense. Even Danish "vor" and Norwegian "vår" descend from the same stock. The word's deepest roots reach back to Proto-Indo-European ""n̥-s-ero-," meaning "our." Its closest relative in the classical languages is Latin "noster," which is a more distant cousin rather than a direct ancestor. The sound of the English word has shifted considerably over the centuries, from the Old English vowel in "ūre" to the diphthong we pronounce today, while the root has stayed remarkably stable across more than a thousand years.

Synonyms: my, your, their

Antonyms: their, his, her