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Etymology 1

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From Dutch geur, from Middle Dutch gore.

Noun

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geur (plural geure, diminutive geurtje)

  1. A scent, smell, odour, odor.

Etymology 2

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From Dutch geuren, from Middle Dutch goren.

Verb

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geur (present geur, present participle geurende, past participle gegeur)

  1. (intransitive) to have a smell, to smell

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣøːr/
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  • Hyphenation: geur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch gore. Related to Dutch goor.

Noun

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geur m (plural geuren, diminutive geurtje n)

  1. a scent, smell, odour, odor
    Synonyms: aroma, reuk
    Hyponyms: stank, meur
  2. (figuratively) (notably the diminutive, with the indefinite article: een geurtje) An appearance, something associated, especially in a negative sense
    Ik betrouw dat zaakje niet, er zit een geurtje aan!
    I don't trust that affair, there's something fishy about it!
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: geur

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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geur

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

Irish

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Adjective

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geur (genitive singular masculine géir, genitive singular feminine géire, plural geura, comparative géire)

  1. Obsolete spelling of géar.

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
geur gheur ngeur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish gér, from Old Irish gér (compare Irish géar, Manx gear, geayr, geyre).

Adjective

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geur (comparative gèire or geòire)

  1. sharp, keen
  2. pungent, acute, virulent
  3. poignant
  4. shrill
  5. bright (intelligent)
  6. incisive
  7. sour, tart
  8. sharp (music)

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
geur gheur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “geur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language