Boer
See also: Appendix:Variations of "boer"
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɔː/, /bəʊ.ə/, /bʊə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /boɹ/, /boʊ.ɚ/, /bʊɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ), -əʊə(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
- Homophones: boor (some dialects), bore (some dialects)
Etymology 1
editFrom Afrikaans Boer (“Boer”), from boer (“farmer”). Doublet of bauer, boor, and bower.
Noun
editBoer (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
editTranslations
editSouth African of Dutch descent
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See also
editEtymology 2
editFrom Dutch Boer, from boer (“farmer”).
Proper noun
editBoer (plural Boers)
- A surname from Dutch.
Coordinate terms
editTranslations
editAnagrams
editAfrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom boer or from South African Dutch Boer.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBoer (plural Boere)
- A Boer; an Afrikaner, especially an inhabitant or descendant of the white inhabitants of the Boer republics.
Descendants
edit- → English: Boer
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom boer (“farmer”).
Proper noun
editBoer
Synonyms
editDescendants
edit- English: Boer
Etymology 2
editFirst 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
editBoer n
- A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Romanian
editEtymology
editFrom boier.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editBoer m (genitive/dative lui Boer)
- a surname
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