LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

olor

olor m (genitive olōris)
Classical[ˈɔ.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.lor]

Meaning

  1. masculinepoeticswan

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeolorolōrēs
genitiveolōrisolōrum
dativeolōrīolōribus
accusativeolōremolōrēs
ablativeolōreolōribus
vocativeolorolōrēs

ŏlor, ōris, m.,
I. a swan (poet. and in post-Aug. prose for cygnus): ad vada Maeandri concinit albus olor, Ov. H. 7, 2: arguti, Verg. E. 9, 36: nivei, Val. Fl. 6, 102: purpurei, Hor. C. 4, 1, 10; Plin. 10, 23, 32, § 63 et saep.: olorum morte narratur flebilis cantus, id. ib.
ŏlor, ōris, m. olo, oleo,
I. a smell, odor (only ante- and post-class.): litterā commutatā dicitur odor olor, hinc olet et odorari, Varr. L. L. 6, § 83 Müll.: olore spurcissimi umoris perfusus, App. M. 1, p. 110, 2 dub.; Arn. 2, 85 (al. odores).

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does olor mean in Latin?
olor, a noun, means “swan”.
What is the genitive of olor?
The genitive singular is olōris. olor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce olor?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔ.ɫɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔː.lor].