gör-

See also: gor, goer, gór, gör, Gör, gor-, and gôr-

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same stem as gördül (“to roll”), gördít (“to roll”), görget (“to roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡør]
• Hyphenation: gör

Prefix

gör-

1. (noun prefix) having a small wheel

   ‎gör- + ‎korcsolya (“skate”) → ‎görkorcsolya (“roller skate”)

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns prefixed with gör-

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

Swedish

Alternative forms

• gôr-

Etymology

From an older noun gorr, går (“dirt, mud, animal intestine content etc.”), with western Swedish vowel fronting /ɔ/ > /œː/ (sometimes represented in dialectal writing with a circumflex ⟨ô⟩). From Old Norse gor, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (“half-digested stomach contents; feces; manure”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“hot; warm”). Related to English gore.

Pronunciation

• (western Sweden) IPA^(key): /ɡœːr/

Prefix

gör-

1. (dialectal, western Sweden) intensifying prefix; very, really

   Synonyms: as-, jätte-, skit-, svin-, ur-, vrål-, bauta-, (usually negative) piss-

   • 2005 August 30, Thomas Cederfelt, quoting Sebastian Karlsson, “Jensa fick gå – Sebastian kom [Jensa had to go – Sebastian came]”, in Göteborgs-Posten‎^[1], retrieved 5 October 2020:

     Jag hoppas att Jens kan utvecklas i en ny miljö för han har väldigt mycket i sig och kan bli en gôrbra hockeyspelare[…]

     I hope that Jens can improve in a new environment, because he has a lot in him and can become a really good hockey player[…]

   • 2011 June 20, “Teddy Paunkoski: Kortedala torg är kult”, in Göteborgs-Posten‎^[2], retrieved 5 October 2020:

     Mycket fin natur och görmånga trevliga människor.

     Very pretty nature and really a lot of nice people.

   • 2017 September 19, “Göteborg tips: 6 inredningsbutiker alla borde besöka [Gothenburg tips: 6 shops for interior design that everyone should visit]”, in Göteborgs-Posten‎^[3], retrieved 5 October 2020:

     Idag tipsar jag om görbra inredningsbutiker i Göteborg centrum som alla borde besöka nån gång.

     Today I give advice on really good shops for interior design in central Gothenburg that everyone should visit sometime.

Usage notes

Can be put before virtually any adjective or adverb.

References

• gör- in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Göra. Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 21 October 2013.