ourse

French

Etymology

From Latin ursa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uʁs/

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• Homophones: ours, ourses

Noun

ourse f (plural ourses)

1. she-bear (a female bear)

Derived terms

• Grande Ourse (Ursa Major, the Great Bear)
• Petite Ourse (Ursa Minor, the Little Bear)

Further reading

• “ourse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• euros, roues, soeur, sœur