oretta

From ora +‎ -eta.

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

oretta f (plural orette)

1. about an hour; an hour or so

• attero, attore, ettaro, ottare, rotate, teatro, terato-

• ōreta

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ret.tɑ/

ōretta m

1. (poetic) warrior, champion

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cempa