Boer
See also: Appendix:Variations of "boer"
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈbʊɚ/, /bɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈbɔɚ/, /bo(ɹ)/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ), -ɔɚ
- Homophone: bore (some dialects)
Etymology 1 edit
From Afrikaans Boer (“Boer”), from boer (“farmer”). Doublet of bauer, boor, and bower.
Noun edit
Boer (plural Boers)
- (historical) A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer.
- A militant in the Boer War.
- The British soldiers captured a Boer after the battle.
- (deprecated) An Afrikaner, especially a farmer.
- 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 93:
- ‘I won't say good day to a fucking boer!’ he exploded, swinging round viciously to escape into the angry light outside.
Hyponyms edit
Translations edit
South African of Dutch descent
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See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Dutch Boer, from boer (“farmer”).
Proper noun edit
Boer (plural Boers)
- A surname from Dutch.
Coordinate terms edit
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From boer or from South African Dutch Boer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Boer (plural Boere)
- A Boer; an Afrikaner, especially an inhabitant or descendant of the white inhabitants of the Boer republics.
Descendants edit
- → English: Boer
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From boer (“farmer”).
Proper noun edit
Boer
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- English: Boer
Etymology 2 edit
First attested as burstera rede in 1402. Borrowed from West Frisian Boer, derived in turn from Old Frisian buer (“house, cottage”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Boer
Proper noun edit
Boer n
- A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From boier.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Boer m (genitive/dative lui Boer)
- a surname