koor
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch koor, from Middle Dutch côor.
Noun
koor (plural kore, diminutive koortjie)
- (music) choir, vocal ensemble
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch côor. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koːr/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: koor
- Rhymes: -oːr
Noun
koor n (plural koren, diminutive koortje n)
- (music) choir, vocal ensemble
- (architecture) choir, part of a church building
- chorus
Derived terms
- dameskoor
- gospelkoor
- kerkkoor
- kinderkoor
- koordans
- koordirigent
- koorgang
- koorgestoelte
- koorknaap
- koorleider
- koormaagd
- koormeisje
- koorpartij
- koorzang
- koorzanger
- koorzangeres
- koorzangster
- mannenkoor
- popkoor
- shantykoor
Descendants
- Afrikaans: koor
Anagrams
- rook
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *koori.
Noun
koor (genitive koore, partitive koort)
- bark
- peel
- cream
Declension
Inflection of koor (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | koor | koored |
| accusative | koore | koored |
| genitive | koore | koorte |
| partitive | koort | koori |
| illative | koorde kooresse | koortesse koorisse |
| inessive | koores | koortes kooris |
| elative | koorest | koortest koorist |
| allative | koorele | koortele koorile |
| adessive | koorel | koortel kooril |
| ablative | koorelt | koortelt koorilt |
| translative | kooreks | koorteks kooriks |
| terminative | kooreni | koorteni |
| essive | koorena | koortena |
| abessive | kooreta | koorteta |
| comitative | koorega | koortega |
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German kōr, ultimately from Latin chorus.
Noun
koor (genitive koori, partitive koori)
- choir
Declension
Declension of koor (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | koor | koorid |
| genitive | koori | kooride |
| partitive | koori | koore / koorisid |
| illative | koori / koorisse | kooridesse |
| inessive | kooris | koorides |
| elative | koorist | kooridest |
| allative | koorile | kooridele |
| adessive | kooril | kooridel |
| ablative | koorilt | kooridelt |
| translative | kooriks | koorideks |
| terminative | koorini | koorideni |
| essive | koorina | kooridena |
| abessive | koorita | koorideta |
| comitative | kooriga | kooridega |