hor

See also: Hor, hoř, hoor, hór, hör, and hør

English

Pronunciation

(Newcastle) IPA^(key): /høː/, /hɔː/

Pronoun

hor (personal pronoun)

(Tyneside) her

References

Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4

Etymology 2

Exact origins unknown, probably from Min Nan or Cantonese.

Pronunciation

(Singapore)
- IPA^(key): (Sense 1) /hɔː˨/, [hɔˑ˨]
- IPA^(key): (Senses 2, 3) /hɔː˨˦/
- Sometimes nasalized.

Particle

hor (Singlish, colloquial, Singapore)

Emphasizes the need for the listener to acknowledge something.
Not my fault hor. ― Look, it isn't my fault.
- 2005, Der Zählmeister, soc.culture.singapore, Usenet‎:
  sorry, i have to drill hor. the filling will cost $300.
- 2001 September 19, destrius', Everything2‎:
  […] except it is slightly more hostile ("This is mine hor, don't touch it!").
An invariant question tag used to invite agreement.
Quite boring, hor? ― It's quite boring, don't you think?
- 2005 October 30, Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times:
  Wah, you quite brave hor...
A filler word used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
....then hor... ― ...and then...
- 2005, Tan Kok Beng, soc.culture.singapore, Usenet:
  But hor, i prefer sleeping pills leh.
- 2007, yansimon52, soc.culture.singapore, Usenet:
  Can email me or not?........if can hor.... […]

References

Low, Ee Ling; Brown, Adam (2005) English in Singapore: An Introduction, →ISBN
Lim, Lisa; Wee, Lionel (2004), “Reduplication and discourse particles”, in Singapore English: A grammatical description, →ISBN, page 125

Anagrams

ROH, Rho, Roh, rho

Basque

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Southern) /or/, [o̞r]
IPA^(key): (Northern) /hor/, [ɦo̞r]

Adverb

hor (not comparable)

there (near the listener)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Basque *hoŕ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhor/

Noun

hor anim

(Souletin) Alternative form of or

Breton

Determiner

hor

our

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɦor]

Noun

hor f

genitive plural of hora

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hór.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hoːr/, [hoɐ̯ˀ]
Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

hor n (singular definite horet, not used in plural form)

(dated) adultery
lechery, whoring, fornication

Declension

Declension of hor

neuter gender	Singular
neuter gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	hor	horet
genitive	hors	horets

Verb

hor

imperative of hore

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch horde (“braided latticework”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦɔr/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: hor
Rhymes: -ɔr

Noun

hor f (plural horren, diminutive horretje n)

An insect screen.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɔːr/
Rhymes: -ɔːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse horr, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwą (“dirt, mucus”).

Noun

hor m or n (genitive singular hors, no plural)

snot, mucus (from the nose)

Declension

declension of hor

	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular
nominative	hor	horinn
accusative	hor	horinn
dative	hor	hornum
genitive	hors	horsins

declension of hor

	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular
nominative	hor	horið
accusative	hor	horið
dative	hori	horinu
genitive	hors	horsins

Derived terms

hordigull
hornös

Etymology 2

From Old Norse horr, from a nominalization of Proto-Germanic *hurhaz (“lean, thin”).

Noun

hor m (genitive singular hors, no plural)

emaciation, famine

Declension

declension of hor

	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular
nominative	hor	horinn
accusative	hor	horinn
dative	hor	hornum
genitive	hors	horsins

Synonyms

(emaciation): megurð

Derived terms

deyja úr hor
fara úr hor
horast
horast niður
horaður
hordálkur
hordauði
horfalla
horfellir
horgrind
hornál
horrengla
horrim
hanga á horriminni
horvatn
horblaðka/horblaka
horbrölt
horböng
horgemlingur
horkóngur
horkrangi
horkroppur
horleggur
standa ekki á horleggjum/vera ekki á horleggjum
horlopi
hormosi
horugur
horpungur

Lolopo

Etymology

From Proto-Loloish *xa² (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Sichuan Yi ꎸ (she), Burmese အသား (a.sa:), Tibetan ཤ (sha), Drung sha, Tedim Chin sa¹, Yakkha सा (sa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [xo²¹]

Noun

hor

(Yao'an) meat

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hēr.

Noun

hor

Alternative form of her (“hair”)

Etymology 2

From Old English hār, from Proto-Germanic *hairaz.

Alternative forms

hore, hoare, hoer, hoere

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɔːr/

Adjective

hor

Grey, greyish, grey-white (usually referring to hair)
Having white or gray hair.
Old, advanced in age.

Related terms

horehoune
horen
hornesse
horynesse

Descendants

English: hoar
Scots: hare, hair

References

“hōr, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

Noun

hor

An elderly person; a senior.
Old age; elderliness.

Descendants

English: hoar
Scots: hare, hair

References

“hōr, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

Pronoun

hor

Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

Determiner

hor

(chiefly early and West Midland dialectal) Alternative form of here (“their”)

Noun

hor

Alternative form of hore (“whore”)

Noun

hor

Alternative form of hore (“muck”)

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German hār, from Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą (“hair”). Cognate with German Haar, English hair.

Noun

hor n

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

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hór, from Proto-Germanic *hōrą.

Noun

hōr n

adultery

Declension

Declension of hor (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hōr	hōrit	hōr	hōrin
accusative	hōr	hōrit	hōr	hōrin
dative	hōri, hōre	hōrinu, hōreno	hōrum, hōrom	hōrumin, hōromen
genitive	hōrs	hōrsins	hōra	hōranna

Descendants

Swedish: hor

Romanian

Noun

hor n (plural horuri)

Obsolete form of cor.

Declension

Declension of hor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) hor	horul	(niște) horuri	horurile
genitive/dative	(unui) hor	horului	(unor) horuri	horurilor
vocative	horule		horurilor

References

hor in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek χορός (chorós).

Noun

hor m (Cyrillic spelling хор)

chorus
choir

Somali

Noun

hor ?

in front

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hōr, from Old Norse hór, from Proto-Germanic *hōrą, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“loved”). Related to English whore.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /huːr/

Noun

hor n (uncountable)

(archaic) adultery, fornication (sex with someone who is not one's spouse, or sex between unmarried people – sexual immorality): begå hor “commit adultery”
Hon fick tjugo rapp på torget för att hon begått hor.
She received twenty lashes in the public square for committing adultery.

Declension

Declension of hor
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hor	horet	—	—
Genitive	hors	horets	—	—

Related terms

hora
horbock
horeri
horhus
horkarl
horunge

References

hor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Zazaki

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhoɾ]
Hyphenation: hor

Noun

hor m

Alternative form of hewr

hor

English

Pronunciation

Pronoun

References

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Particle

See also

References

See also

Anagrams

Basque

Pronunciation

Adverb

See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Breton

Determiner

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

Danish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Verb

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Lolopo

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

Related terms

Descendants

References

Noun

Descendants

References

See also

Pronoun

Determiner

Noun

Noun

Mòcheno

Etymology

Noun

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Romanian

Noun

Declension