hori
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori Hōri (“George”). Doublet of George.
Noun
hori (plural horis)
- (New Zealand, slang, sometimes pejorative) A Maori.
Usage notes
May be pejorative when used by non-Maoris.
See also
- hori-hori (etymologically unrelated)
Anagrams
- Ihor
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /oɾi/, [o̞.ɾi]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /hoɾi/, [ɦo̞.ɾi]
Etymology 1
Unclear. Possibly contains the participial suffix -i, while the first element has been interpreted as (h)or (“dog”), thus literally meaning “the color of dogs” or “tawny”.[1][2][3][4]
Adjective
hori (comparative horiago, superlative horien, excessive horiegi)
- yellow
See also
zuri | gris | beltz |
gorri | laranja; marroi | hori |
berde | ||
oztin | urdin | |
ubel | more | arrosa |
References
- “hori” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “hori” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906), “hori”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary] (in Spanish and French), volume 2, Bilbao, page 126
- Lakarra, Joseba A. (2002), “Etimologiae (proto)uasconicae LXV”, in Seminario de Filología Vasca «Julio de Urquijo», page 434
Further reading
- "hori" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 182
Determiner
hori
- that
Pronoun
hori
- (demonstrative) that one
Declension
Common pronouns | |||||||||||
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hau | hori | hura | |||||||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||||
absolutive | hau | hauek | hori | horiek | hura | haiek | |||||
ergative | honek | horrek | hark | ||||||||
dative | honi | hauei | horri | horiei | hari | haiei | |||||
genitive | honen | hauen | horren | horien | haren | haien | |||||
comitative | honekin | hauekin | horrekin | horiekin | harekin | haiekin | |||||
causative | honegatik, honengatik | hauegatik, hauengatik | horregatik, horrengatik | horiegatik, horiengatik | haregatik, harengatik, hargatik | haiegatik, haiengatik | |||||
benefactive | honentzat, honendako | hauentzat, hauendako | horrentzat, horrendako | horientzat, horiendako | harentzat, harendako | haientzat, haiendako | |||||
instrumental | honetaz, honezaz, honez1 | hauetaz, hauezaz, hauez1 | horretaz, horrezaz, horrez1 | horietaz, horiezaz, horiez1 | hartaz, harez1 | haietaz, haiezaz, haiez1 | |||||
inessive | animate | honengan, honen baitan | hauengan, hauen baitan | horrengan, horren baitan | horiengan, horien baitan | harengan, haren baitan | haiengan, haien baitan | ||||
inanimate | honetan | hauetan | horretan | horietan | hartan | haietan | |||||
locative | animate | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
inanimate | honetako | hauetako | horretako | horietako | hartako | haietako | |||||
allative | animate | honengana, honenganat | hauengana, hauenganat | horrengana, horrenganat | horiengana, horienganat | harengana, harenganat, haren baitara, haren baitarat | haiengana, haienganat, haien baitara, haien baitarat | ||||
inanimate | honetara, honetarat | hauetara, hauetarat | horretara, horretarat | horietara, horietarat | hartara, hartarat | haietara, haietarat | |||||
terminative | animate | honenganaino | hauenganaino | horrenganaino | horienganaino | harenganaaino, haren baitaraino | haienganaaino, haien baitaraino | ||||
inanimate | honetaraino | hauetaraino | horretaraino | horietaraino | hartaraino | haietaraino | |||||
directive | animate | honenganantz | hauenganantz | horrenganantz | horienganantz | harenganantz | haienganantz | ||||
inanimate | honetarantz | hauetarantz | horretarantz | horietarantz | hartarantz | haietarantz | |||||
destinative | animate | honenganako | hauenganako | horrenganako | horienganako | harenganako | haienganako | ||||
inanimate | honeterako | hauetarako | horretarako | horietarako | hartarako | haietarako | |||||
ablative | animate | honenganik, honengandik | hauenganik, hauengandik | horrenganik, horrengandik | horienganik, horiengandik | harenganik, harengandik, haren baitatik, haren baitarik | haienganik, haiengandik, haien baitatik, haien baitarik | ||||
inanimate | honetatik, honetarik | hauetatik, hauetarik | horretatik, horretarik | horietatik, horietarik | hartatik, hartarik | haietatik, haietarik | |||||
Emphatic pronouns | |||||||||||
absolutive | hauxe | hauexek | horixe | horiexek | huraxe | haiexek | |||||
ergative | honexek | horrexek | harexek | ||||||||
dative | honixe, honexeri | haueixe, hauexei | horrixe, horrexeri | horieixe, horiexei | harixe, harexeri | haieixe, haiexei | |||||
genitive | honexen, honetxen | hauexen | horrexen, horretxen | horiexen | harexen, haretxen | haiexen | |||||
comitative | honexekin, honetxekin | hauexekin | horrexekin, horretxekin | horiexekin | harexekin, haretxekin | haiexekin | |||||
1 Only used in certain expressions. |
Related terms
- horixe
Ido
Noun
hori
- plural of horo
Japanese
Romanization
hori
- Rōmaji transcription of ほり
Latin
Verb
horī
- present active infinitive of horior
References
- “hori”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Livvi
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhorʲi/
- Hyphenation: ho‧ri
- Rhymes: -orʲi
Noun
hori (genitive horin, partitive horii)
- clothes moth
Declension
Declension of hori (Type 14/hori, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | hori | horit |
genitive | horin | horiloin |
partitive | horii | horiloi |
illative | horih | horiloih |
inessive | horis | horilois |
elative | horispäi | horiloispäi |
allative | horile | horiloile |
adessive | horil | horiloil |
ablative | horilpäi | horiloilpäi |
translative | horikse | horiloikse |
essive | horinnu | horiloinnu |
abessive | horittah | horiloittah |
comitative | horinke | horiloinke |
instructive | horiloin | |
prolative | horiči |
References
- Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 61
Middle English
Adjective
hori
- Alternative form of hory
Romanian
Etymology
From horă.
Verb
a hori (third-person singular present horește, past participle horit) 4th conj.
- to dance
Conjugation
infinitive | a hori | ||||||
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gerund | horind | ||||||
past participle | horit | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | horesc | horești | horește | horim | horiți | horesc | |
imperfect | hoream | horeai | horea | hoream | horeați | horeau | |
simple perfect | horii | horiși | hori | horirăm | horirăți | horiră | |
pluperfect | horisem | horiseși | horise | horiserăm | horiserăți | horiseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să horesc | să horești | să horească | să horim | să horiți | să horească | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | horește | horiți | |||||
negative | nu hori | nu horiți |
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English hold.
Verb
hori
- to hold
- to hold onto, to retain, to catch
- Hori a f’furuman! ― Hold the thief!
- (transitive, intransitive) to keep (in a particular state)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Omani Arabic هوري (hōrī), from an Indian source, likely Hindi होड़ी (hoṛī) or Gujarati હોડી (hoḍī).
Noun
hori (ma class, plural mahori)
- a kind of canoe
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr).
Noun
hori (n class, plural hori)
- creek, inlet