hoor

hoor

See also: Hor, hor, Hoor, hör, and Höör

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch horen, from Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦʊə̯r/

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Verb

hoor (present hoor, present participle horende, past participle gehoor)

1. To hear

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Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Härre, haar, hoar, hàre

Etymology

From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

Noun

hoor n

1. (Carcoforo, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Bavarian

Noun

hoor ?

1. (Sappada, Sauris, anatomy) hair

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦoːr/

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• Rhymes: -oːr

Adverb

hoor

1. modal particle indicating reassurance or confidence from the speaker: certainly, surely, at all, but often weak and untranslatable

   Straks komen we nog te laat! — Nee hoor, we hebben nog genoeg tijd.

   We'll be late! — Nah, surely not, we have plenty of time.

   Wilt u het bonnetje? — Nee hoor, bedankt.

   Do you want the receipt? — No, thanks.

   Zeg maar 'jij' hoor.

   Feel free to thou me.

   Lekker weertje hoor.

   I say, the weather is lovely.

   Chef, halte hoor. (Suriname)

   Driver, I'd like to get off the bus here.

2. modal particle indicating disagreement or a certain nuance with an earlier statement: regardless, despite that, anyway, you know

   De kou valt best mee. — Nou, ik vind het toch wel koud hoor!

   The cold isn't so bad. — Well, I still think it's pretty cold regardless!

Verb

hoor

1. first-person singular present indicative of horen
2. imperative of horen

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ. Possibly a newer loan from Old Swedish hōra. Cognate to Finnish huora and English whore.

Noun

hoor (genitive hoora, partitive hoora)

1. whore

Declension

Declension of hoor (type külm)

	singular	plural
nominative	hoor	hoorad
genitive	hoora	hoorade
partitive	hoora	hoori / hoorasid
illative	hoora / hoorasse	hooradesse / hoorisse
inessive	hooras	hoorades / hooris
elative	hoorast	hooradest / hoorist
allative	hoorale	hooradele / hoorile
adessive	hooral	hooradel / hooril
ablative	hooralt	hooradelt / hoorilt
translative	hooraks	hooradeks / hooriks
terminative	hoorani	hooradeni
essive	hoorana	hooradena
abessive	hoorata	hooradeta
comitative	hooraga	hooradega

Synonyms

• lits
• libu
• lipakas
• lirva
• prostituut

Derived terms

• hoorama

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Middle English

Noun

hoor

1. Alternative form of hore (“whore”)

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Scots

Noun

hoor (plural hoors)

1. hour

Noun

hoor (plural hoors)

1. Doric form of hure (“whore”)

   Yon quine's a gey coorse wee hoor!

   That girl is a very cheeky little whore!