hóra
See also: hora, Hora, horă, höra, and høra
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhoːrɒ]
- Hyphenation: hó‧ra
Etymology 1
From Romanian horă, from Greek χορός (chorós, “dance”).
Noun
hóra (plural hórák)
- hora (Romanian folk dance or its music)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | hóra | hórák |
| accusative | hórát | hórákat |
| dative | hórának | hóráknak |
| instrumental | hórával | hórákkal |
| causal-final | hóráért | hórákért |
| translative | hórává | hórákká |
| terminative | hóráig | hórákig |
| essive-formal | hóraként | hórákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | hórában | hórákban |
| superessive | hórán | hórákon |
| adessive | hóránál | hóráknál |
| illative | hórába | hórákba |
| sublative | hórára | hórákra |
| allative | hórához | hórákhoz |
| elative | hórából | hórákból |
| delative | hóráról | hórákról |
| ablative | hórától | hóráktól |
| Possessive forms of hóra | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | hórám | hóráim |
| 2nd person sing. | hórád | hóráid |
| 3rd person sing. | hórája | hórái |
| 1st person plural | hóránk | hóráink |
| 2nd person plural | hórátok | hóráitok |
| 3rd person plural | hórájuk | hóráik |
Etymology 2
hó (“snow”) + -ra (sublative case ending)
Noun
hóra
- sublative singular of hó
- Nagy hóra van kilátás a héten. ― There is a chance of heavy snowfall this week.
- Eső esett a hóra. ― Rain fell on the snow.
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hóra, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kāro-, *keh₂ro- (“dear, loved”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhouːra/
- Rhymes: -ouːra
Noun
hóra f (genitive singular hóru, nominative plural hórur)
- (vulgar) whore, (female) prostitute
- (vulgar, slang, derogatory) slut
- (vulgar, slang, derogatory) a contemptible person, male or female
Declension
declension of hóra
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hóra | hóran | hórur | hórurnar |
| accusative | hóru | hóruna | hórur | hórurnar |
| dative | hóru | hórunni | hórum | hórunum |
| genitive | hóru | hórunnar | hóra | hóranna |
Derived terms
- hórast
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kāro-, *keh₂ro- (“dear, loved”). Compare Old English hora (modern English whore), Dutch hoer, Old High German huora (modern German Hure).
Noun
hóra f
- whore, harlot
Declension
Declension of hóra (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hóra | hóran | hórur | hórurnar |
| accusative | hóru | hóruna | hórur | hórurnar |
| dative | hóru | hórunni | hórum | hórunum |
| genitive | hóru | hórunnar | hórna | hórnanna |
Descendants
- Danish: hore
- Faroese: hora
- Icelandic: hóra
- Norwegian: hore
- Swedish: hora
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *hōrōną.
Verb
hóra
- to commit adultery
Conjugation
Conjugation of hóra — active (weak class 2)
| infinitive | hóra | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | hórandi | |
| past participle | hóraðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hóra | hóraða |
| 2nd-person singular | hórar | hóraðir |
| 3rd-person singular | hórar | hóraði |
| 1st-person plural | hórum | hóruðum |
| 2nd-person plural | hórið | hóruðuð |
| 3rd-person plural | hóra | hóruðu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hóra | hóraða |
| 2nd-person singular | hórir | hóraðir |
| 3rd-person singular | hóri | hóraði |
| 1st-person plural | hórim | hóraðim |
| 2nd-person plural | hórið | hóraðið |
| 3rd-person plural | hóri | hóraði |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | hóra | |
| 1st-person plural | hórum | |
| 2nd-person plural | hórið | |
Conjugation of hóra — mediopassive (weak class 2)
| infinitive | hórask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | hórandisk | |
| past participle | hórazk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hórumk | hóruðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | hórask | hóraðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | hórask | hóraðisk |
| 1st-person plural | hórumsk | hóruðumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | hórizk | hóruðuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | hórask | hóruðusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hórumk | hóruðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | hórisk | hóraðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | hórisk | hóraðisk |
| 1st-person plural | hórimsk | hóraðimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | hórizk | hóraðizk |
| 3rd-person plural | hórisk | hóraðisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | hórask | |
| 1st-person plural | hórumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | hórizk | |
Derived terms
- hóran f
Related terms
- hór n (“adultery”)
- hóra f (“harlot”)
- hórr m (“adulterer”)
References
- hóra in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press