geur
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /χɪør/
Etymology 1
From Dutch geur, from Middle Dutch gore.
Noun
geur (plural geure, diminutive geurtje)
- A scent, smell, odour, odor.
Etymology 2
From Dutch geuren, from Middle Dutch goren.
Verb
geur (present geur, present participle geurende, past participle gegeur)
- (intransitive) to have a smell, to smell
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣøːr/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: geur
- Rhymes: -øːr
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch gore. Related to Dutch goor.
Noun
geur m (plural geuren, diminutive geurtje n)
- A scent, smell, odour, odor.
- (figuratively) (notably the diminutive, with the indefinite article: een geurtje) An appearance, something associated, especially in a negative sense
- Ik betrouw dat zaakje niet, er zit een geurtje aan!
- I don't trust that affair, there's something fishy about it!
Synonyms
- aroma
- reuk
- stank
Derived terms
- geurig
- geurkaars
- geurloos
- geurmaker
- geur van heiligheid
- lijfgeur
- ontgeuren
Descendants
- Afrikaans: geur
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
geur
- first-person singular present indicative of geuren
- imperative of geuren
Irish
Adjective
geur (genitive singular masculine géir, genitive singular feminine géire, plural geura, comparative géire)
- Obsolete spelling of géar
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| geur | gheur | ngeur |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish gér, from Old Irish gér (compare Irish géar, Manx gear, geayr, geyre).
Adjective
geur (comparative gèire or geòire)
- sharp, keen
- pungent, acute, virulent
- poignant
- shrill
- bright (intelligent)
- incisive
- sour, tart
- sharp (music)
Derived terms
- fìon-geur
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| geur | gheur |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “geur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language