gor
Translingual Edit
Symbol Edit
gor
English Edit
Etymology Edit
A minced oath or dialectal variant of God.
Noun Edit
gor (uncountable)
- (dated) God.
- 1878 [1616], John Marston, “IACKE DRVMS Entertainement, or the Comedie of Pasqvil and Katherine”, in Richard Simpson, BA, editor, The School of Shakspere[1], page 190:
- By gor, den, we must needs now sing. Ding, ding, ading, Dinga, dinga, ding. For me am now at pleasures spring.
- c. 1832-1836, Samuel Lover, The Gridiron: Or, Paddy Mullowney's travels in France[2], page 9223:
- Well, the last bishkit was sarved out, and by gor, the wather itself was all gone at last, and we passed the night mighty cowld.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, page 418:
- […] "by Gor! You must stop dat dam racket! […] And, by Gor, none of you has de right to dat whale; […] .
- 1858, George Lippard, The Quaker Soldier, Or, The British in Philadelphia: An Historical Novel[3], page 371:
- Oh Gor Almighty you be one good Gor Almighty, and dis nigga tankee you, and dis nigga promise to be one good nigga, and neber to cuss no more. Oh good Gor Almighty!
- 1947, Cecil Day-Lewis (as Nicholas Blake), Minute for Murder[4]:
- Gor Lumme! Now I've done it! That's too much, Blount."
- 2015, Eddie Robbert, Heads Win, Tail Lose[5], page 96:
- "Gor,Blimey," Burns curses, looking over his shoulder at his boss, "Here's what they've been hiding, Sir."
Azerbaijani Edit
Cyrillic | ҝор | |
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Perso-Arabic | گور |
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
gor (definite accusative gornu, plural gorlar)
- grave (now mostly in idiomatic expressions); the afterlife
- Synonyms: qəbir, məzar
- Dədəmin goru! ― [I swear on] my father's grave!
- Goruna od qalansın! ― Damn you! Be damned! (literally, “May a fire be made upon your grave!”)
- Gorun çatlasın! ― Damn you! Be damned! (literally, “May your grave crack!”)
- goruna aparmaq ― to take something along to the afterlife/grave
- Neynəyirsən bu qədər pulu, goruna aparacaqsan? ― What do you need this much money for, are you going to take it with you to the grave?
- cəhənnəmə-gora (exclamation) ― to hell with it
- üzünü gor görsün! ― Damn you! May you die! (literally, “May the grave see your face![nt. 1]”)
- goruna and içmək ― to swear on [someone's] grave
- gor əzabı çəkmək ― to experience/suffer death throes
- gora salamat baş aparmayacaq ― s/he's in big trouble; s/he is screwed (literally, “S/he won't keep his/her head safely until the grave.”)
Usage notes Edit
Declension Edit
Declension of gor | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | gor |
gorlar | ||||||
definite accusative | goru |
gorları | ||||||
dative | gora |
gorlara | ||||||
locative | gorda |
gorlarda | ||||||
ablative | gordan |
gorlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | gorun |
gorların |
Derived terms Edit
- gora getmək, gora girmək, gor yuxusuna getmək
- iynə ilə gor qazmaq
- bir ayağı burda, bir ayağı gorda (“one foot in the grave”)
- goru var ki, kəfəni də olsun (“to be broke”)
- gorbagor
Further reading Edit
- “gor” in Obastan.com.
Basque Edit
Noun Edit
gor anim
Caribbean Hindustani Edit
Etymology Edit
From Bhojpuri गोड़ (gōṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *goḍḍas.
Noun Edit
gor
References Edit
- Beknopt Nederland-Sarnami Woordenboek met Sarnami Hindoestani-Nederlanse Woordenlijst[6] (in Dutch), Paramaribo: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, 2002
East Central German Edit
Etymology Edit
Adjective Edit
gor
- (Erzgebirgisch) cooked, done (of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption)
- (Erzgebirgisch) (of a metal) refined
Adverb Edit
gor
- (Erzgebirgisch) (chiefly in the negative) at all; even
- (Erzgebirgisch) (chiefly formal or literary) even; expressing a climax
- (Erzgebirgisch) (chiefly formal or literary) even; expressing a climax
Further reading Edit
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[7], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53:
Faroese Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse gor, from Proto-Germanic *gurą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-.
Noun Edit
gor n (genitive singular gors, uncountable)
- visceral contents of ruminants
Declension Edit
Declension of gor (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gor | gorið |
accusative | gor | gorið |
dative | gori | gorinum |
genitive | gors | gorsins |
Derived terms Edit
German Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Audio (file)
Verb Edit
gor
Irish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Middle Irish guirid, from Proto-Celtic *gʷorīti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰoréyeti, causative of *gʷʰer- (“warm”).
Verb Edit
gor (present analytic gorann, future analytic gorfaidh, verbal noun goradh, past participle gortha)
Conjugation Edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “gor”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “guirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “goraim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 378
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2 Edit
From Old Irish gor, from the root of the verb in Etymology 1 above.
Noun Edit
gor m (genitive singular goir)
- incubation (sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young), the heat of incubation
- broodiness (of hens etc.)
- matter, pus
- inflammation (medical condition)
- Synonym: athlasadh
Declension Edit
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms Edit
- ar gor (“hatching; waiting impatiently, burning with desire”)
- cearc ghoir (“sitting hen, mother hen”)
- goirín
- máthair ghoir (“core of an abscess”)
- tréimhse ghoir (“incubation period”)
Further reading Edit
- “gor”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “gor”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 378
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Mutation Edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gor | ghor | ngor |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Inherited from Old English gār, from Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
gor (plural *gores)
- (poetic, chiefly Early Middle English) A weapon (especially one with a sharp point, such as a spear or sword)
Related terms Edit
References Edit
- “gōre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
gor
- Alternative form of gore (“muck”)
Etymology 3 Edit
Verb Edit
gor
- Alternative form of goren
Middle Welsh Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Welsh guor, from Proto-Brythonic *gwor, Proto-Celtic *uɸor (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér. Cognate with Irish for.
Pronunciation Edit
Preposition Edit
gor
Descendants Edit
- Welsh: ger
Northern Kurdish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
gor m
Old English Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Germanic *gurą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-. Cognate with Old High German gor, Middle (and modern) Dutch goor, Old Norse gor, and outside the Germanic languages with Welsh gôr (“pus”).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
gor n
Declension Edit
Descendants Edit
Old Norse Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Germanic *gurą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm; hot”).
Noun Edit
gor n
Declension Edit
Descendants Edit
References Edit
- “gor”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Rohingya Edit
Verb Edit
gor
Slovene Edit
Etymology Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation Edit
Adverb Edit
gór
Further reading Edit
- “gor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Welsh Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
gor
- Soft mutation of cor.
Mutation Edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cor | gor | nghor | chor |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |