Hure

Hure

See also: hure and hüre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German huore, from Old High German huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kāro-, *keh₂ro- (“dear, loved”). Cognate with Dutch hoer, English whore, Danish hore, Swedish hora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuːʁə/

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Noun

Hure f (genitive Hure, plural Huren, diminutive Hürchen n or Hürlein n, masculine Hurer or Hurenbock) (masculine forms denote clients)

1. (mildly vulgar) whore (prostitute) (female)
2. (vulgar, derogatory) whore; slut (sexually unreserved woman); fornicatrix, fornicator (female)

Declension

Declension of Hure

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hure	die	Huren
genitive	einer	der	Hure	der	Huren
dative	einer	der	Hure	den	Huren
accusative	eine	die	Hure	die	Huren

Synonyms

High register	Low register
Prostituierte f	Nutte f
Metze f	Flittchen n
Buhldirne f	Dirne f
Lustdirne f	Nudelschnecke f
Freudenmädchen f	Hübschlerin f
Liebedienerin f
Liebesdienerin f

Hyponyms

• Asphaltschwalbe f
• Bordsteinfreundin f
• Bordsteinschwalbe f
• Strichmädchen n

Derived terms

• Hurenbock m
• Hurensohn m
• Hurenkind n

Related terms

• huren
  • herumhuren
  • Hurerei

Further reading

• Hure in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Noun

Hure

1. plural of Hur