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hoor

See also: Hor, hor, Hoor, hör, and Höör

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch horen, from Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦʊə̯r/
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Verb

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hoor (present hoor, present participle horende, past participle gehoor)

  1. To hear

Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

Noun

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hoor n

  1. (Carcoforo, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)

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Bavarian

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Noun

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hoor ?

  1. (Sappada, Sauris, anatomy) hair

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Dutch

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Etymology

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The interjection comes from hoor je (“do you hear?”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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hoor

  1. modal particle indicating reassurance or confidence from the speaker: certainly, surely, at all, but often weak and untranslatable
    Straks komen we nog te laat! — Nee hoor, we hebben nog genoeg tijd.
    We'll be late! — Nah, surely not, we have plenty of time.
    Wilt u het bonnetje? — Nee hoor, bedankt.
    Do you want the receipt? — No, thanks.
    Zeg maar 'jij' hoor.
    Feel free to thou me.
    Lekker weertje hoor.
    I say, the weather is lovely.
    Chef, halte hoor. (Suriname)
    Driver, I'd like to get off the bus here.
  2. modal particle indicating disagreement or a certain nuance with an earlier statement: regardless, despite that, anyway, you know
    De kou valt best mee. — Nou, ik vind het toch wel koud hoor!
    The cold isn't so bad. — Well, I still think it's pretty cold regardless!

Verb

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hoor

  1. inflection of horen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “hoor1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ. Possibly a newer loan from Old Swedish hōra. Cognate to Finnish huora and English whore.

Noun

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hoor (genitive hoora, partitive hoora)

  1. whore

Declension

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Declension of hoor (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative hoor hoorad
accusative nom.
gen. hoora
genitive hoorade
partitive hoora hoori
hoorasid
illative hoora
hoorasse 		hooradesse
hoorisse
inessive hooras hoorades
hooris
elative hoorast hooradest
hoorist
allative hoorale hooradele
hoorile
adessive hooral hooradel
hooril
ablative hooralt hooradelt
hoorilt
translative hooraks hooradeks
hooriks
terminative hoorani hooradeni
essive hoorana hooradena
abessive hoorata hooradeta
comitative hooraga hooradega

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Derived terms

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Middle English

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Noun

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hoor

  1. Alternative form of hore (“whore”)

Scots

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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hoor (plural hoors)

  1. hour

Etymology 2

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Noun

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hoor (plural hoors)

  1. Doric Scots form of hure (“whore”)
    Yon quine's a gey coorse wee hoor!
    That girl is a very cheeky little whore!
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