hori

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hori"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori Hōri (“George”), itself from English George.

Noun

hori (plural horis)

1. (New Zealand, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Maori.
   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 230:

     “I'm a typical hori after all, made to work on the chain, or be a factory hand, not try for high places.”

Usage notes

May be pejorative when used by non-Maoris.

See also

• hori-hori (etymologically unrelated)
• Pakeha

Anagrams

• Ihor

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hoɾi/ [ho.ɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /oɾi/ [o.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -oɾi, -i
• Hyphenation: ho‧ri

Etymology 1

Unclear, from Proto-Basque *(h)ori. Possibly contains the adjectival suffix -i, while the first element has been interpreted as (h)or (“dog”), thus literally meaning “the color of dogs” or “tawny”.

Adjective

hori (comparative horiago, superlative horien, excessive horiegi)

1. yellow
2. (journalism) yellow, sensationalist

Declension

Declension of hori (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		hori	horia	horiak
ergative		horik	horiak	horiek
dative		horiri	horiari	horiei
genitive		horiren	horiaren	horien
comitative		horirekin	horiarekin	horiekin
causative		horirengatik	horiarengatik	horiengatik
benefactive		horirentzat	horiarentzat	horientzat
instrumental		horiz	horiaz	horiez
inessive	anim	horirengan	horiarengan	horiengan
	inan	horitan	horian	horietan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	horitako	horiko	horietako
allative	anim	horirengana	horiarengana	horiengana
	inan	horitara	horira	horietara
terminative	anim	horirenganaino	horiarenganaino	horienganaino
	inan	horitaraino	horiraino	horietaraino
directive	anim	horirenganantz	horiarenganantz	horienganantz
	inan	horitarantz	horirantz	horietarantz
destinative	anim	horirenganako	horiarenganako	horienganako
	inan	horitarako	horirako	horietarako
ablative	anim	horirengandik	horiarengandik	horiengandik
	inan	horitatik	horitik	horietatik
partitive		horirik	—	—
prolative		horitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• horikara (“yellowish”)
• horitasun (“yellowness”)
• horitu (“to become yellow”)
• horixka (“yellowish”)
• horizta (“yellowish”)
• horiztatu (“to become yellow”)

Noun

hori inan

1. yellow

Declension

Declension of hori (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	hori	horia	horiak
ergative	horik	horiak	horiek
dative	horiri	horiari	horiei
genitive	horiren	horiaren	horien
comitative	horirekin	horiarekin	horiekin
causative	horirengatik	horiarengatik	horiengatik
benefactive	horirentzat	horiarentzat	horientzat
instrumental	horiz	horiaz	horiez
inessive	horitan	horian	horietan
locative	horitako	horiko	horietako
allative	horitara	horira	horietara
terminative	horitaraino	horiraino	horietaraino
directive	horitarantz	horirantz	horietarantz
destinative	horitarako	horirako	horietarako
ablative	horitatik	horitik	horietatik
partitive	horirik	—	—
prolative	horitzat	—	—

See also

Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)

zuri	gris	beltz
gorri	laranja; marroi	hori
	berde
	oztin	urdin
ubel	more	arrosa

Etymology 2

From Proto-Basque *(h)ori. The stem of the inflected forms is *(h)oR-, with a trill.

Determiner

hori (postposed, demonstrative)

1. that

Declension

Declension of Basque demonstrative determiners/pronouns

Common pronouns
		hau			hori			hura
		singular	plural		singular	plural		singular	plural
absolutive		hau	hauek		hori	horiek		hura	haiek
ergative		honek			horrek			hark
dative		honi	hauei		horri	horiei		hari	haiei
genitive		honen	hauen		horren	horien		haren	haien
comitative		honekin	hauekin		horrekin	horiekin		harekin	haiekin
causative		honegatik honengatik	hauegatik hauengatik		horregatik horrengatik	horiegatik horiengatik		haregatik harengatik hargatik	haiegatik haiengatik
benefactive		honentzat honendako	hauentzat hauendako		horrentzat horrendako	horientzat horiendako		harentzat harendako	haientzat haiendako
instrumental		honetaz honezaz honez1	hauetaz hauezaz hauez1		horretaz horrezaz horrez1	horietaz horiezaz horiez1		hartaz harez1	haietaz haiezaz haiez1
inessive	anim	honengan honen baitan	hauengan hauen baitan		horrengan horren baitan	horiengan horien baitan		harengan haren baitan	haiengan haien baitan
	inan	honetan	hauetan		horretan	horietan		hartan	haietan
locative	anim	―	―		―	―		―	―
	inan	honetako	hauetako		horretako	horietako		hartako	haietako
allative	anim	honengana honenganat	hauengana hauenganat		horrengana horrenganat	horiengana horienganat		harengana harenganat haren baitara haren baitarat	haiengana haienganat haien baitara haien baitarat
	inan	honetara honetarat	hauetara hauetarat		horretara horretarat	horietara horietarat		hartara hartarat	haietara haietarat
terminative	anim	honenganaino	hauenganaino		horrenganaino	horienganaino		harenganaino haren baitaraino	haienganaino haien baitaraino
	inan	honetaraino	hauetaraino		horretaraino	horietaraino		hartaraino	haietaraino
directive	anim	honenganantz	hauenganantz		horrenganantz	horienganantz		harenganantz	haienganantz
	inan	honetarantz	hauetarantz		horretarantz	horietarantz		hartarantz	haietarantz
destinative	anim	honenganako	hauenganako		horrenganako	horienganako		harenganako	haienganako
	inan	honeterako	hauetarako		horretarako	horietarako		hartarako	haietarako
ablative	anim	honenganik honengandik	hauenganik hauengandik		horrenganik horrengandik	horienganik horiengandik		harenganik harengandik haren baitatik haren baitarik	haienganik haiengandik haien baitatik haien baitarik
	inan	honetatik honetarik	hauetatik hauetarik		horretatik horretarik	horietatik horietarik		hartatik hartarik	haietatik haietarik
Emphatic pronouns
absolutive		hauxe	hauexek		horixe	horiexek		huraxe	haiexek
ergative		honexek			horrexek			harexek
dative		honixe honexeri	haueixe hauexei		horrixe horrexeri	horieixe horiexei		harixe harexeri	haieixe haiexei
genitive		honexen honetxen	hauexen		horrexen horretxen	horiexen		harexen haretxen	haiexen
comitative		honexekin honetxekin	hauexekin		horrexekin horretxekin	horiexekin		harexekin haretxekin	haiexekin

¹ Only used in certain expressions.

Pronoun

hori (demonstrative)

1. that one

Declension

Declension of Basque demonstrative determiners/pronouns

Common pronouns
		hau			hori			hura
		singular	plural		singular	plural		singular	plural
absolutive		hau	hauek		hori	horiek		hura	haiek
ergative		honek			horrek			hark
dative		honi	hauei		horri	horiei		hari	haiei
genitive		honen	hauen		horren	horien		haren	haien
comitative		honekin	hauekin		horrekin	horiekin		harekin	haiekin
causative		honegatik honengatik	hauegatik hauengatik		horregatik horrengatik	horiegatik horiengatik		haregatik harengatik hargatik	haiegatik haiengatik
benefactive		honentzat honendako	hauentzat hauendako		horrentzat horrendako	horientzat horiendako		harentzat harendako	haientzat haiendako
instrumental		honetaz honezaz honez1	hauetaz hauezaz hauez1		horretaz horrezaz horrez1	horietaz horiezaz horiez1		hartaz harez1	haietaz haiezaz haiez1
inessive	anim	honengan honen baitan	hauengan hauen baitan		horrengan horren baitan	horiengan horien baitan		harengan haren baitan	haiengan haien baitan
	inan	honetan	hauetan		horretan	horietan		hartan	haietan
locative	anim	―	―		―	―		―	―
	inan	honetako	hauetako		horretako	horietako		hartako	haietako
allative	anim	honengana honenganat	hauengana hauenganat		horrengana horrenganat	horiengana horienganat		harengana harenganat haren baitara haren baitarat	haiengana haienganat haien baitara haien baitarat
	inan	honetara honetarat	hauetara hauetarat		horretara horretarat	horietara horietarat		hartara hartarat	haietara haietarat
terminative	anim	honenganaino	hauenganaino		horrenganaino	horienganaino		harenganaino haren baitaraino	haienganaino haien baitaraino
	inan	honetaraino	hauetaraino		horretaraino	horietaraino		hartaraino	haietaraino
directive	anim	honenganantz	hauenganantz		horrenganantz	horienganantz		harenganantz	haienganantz
	inan	honetarantz	hauetarantz		horretarantz	horietarantz		hartarantz	haietarantz
destinative	anim	honenganako	hauenganako		horrenganako	horienganako		harenganako	haienganako
	inan	honeterako	hauetarako		horretarako	horietarako		hartarako	haietarako
ablative	anim	honenganik honengandik	hauenganik hauengandik		horrenganik horrengandik	horienganik horiengandik		harenganik harengandik haren baitatik haren baitarik	haienganik haiengandik haien baitatik haien baitarik
	inan	honetatik honetarik	hauetatik hauetarik		horretatik horretarik	horietatik horietarik		hartatik hartarik	haietatik haietarik
Emphatic pronouns
absolutive		hauxe	hauexek		horixe	horiexek		huraxe	haiexek
ergative		honexek			horrexek			harexek
dative		honixe honexeri	haueixe hauexei		horrixe horrexeri	horieixe horiexei		harixe harexeri	haieixe haiexei
genitive		honexen honetxen	hauexen		horrexen horretxen	horiexen		harexen haretxen	haiexen
comitative		honexekin honetxekin	hauexekin		horrexekin horretxekin	horiexekin		harexekin haretxekin	haiexekin

¹ Only used in certain expressions.

Derived terms

• hori bai (“however”)
• hori da hori
• horiek horrela (“taking that into account”)
• horixe

Further reading

• “hori”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “hori”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
• Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 182

Ido

Noun

hori

1. plural of horo

Japanese

Romanization

hori

1. Rōmaji transcription of ほり

Latin

Verb

horī

1. present active infinitive of horior

References

• “hori”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Livvi

Hori.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhorʲi/
• Hyphenation: ho‧ri
• Rhymes: -orʲi

Noun

hori

1. clothes moth

Declension

Declension of hori (Type 14/hori, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hori	horit
genitive	horin	horiloin
partitive	horii	horiloi
illative	horih	horiloih
inessive	horis	horilois
elative	horispäi	horiloispäi
allative	horile	horiloile
adessive	horil	horiloil
ablative	horilpäi	horiloilpäi
translative	horikse	horiloikse
essive	horinnu	horiloinnu
abessive	horittah	horiloittah
comitative	horinke	horiloinke
instructive		horiloin
prolative	horiči

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 61

Middle English

Adjective

hori

1. Alternative form of hory

Romanian

Etymology

From horă.

Verb

a hori (third-person singular present horește, past participle horit) 4th conjugation

1. to dance

Conjugation

    conjugation of hori (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a hori
gerund			horind
past participle			horit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	horesc	horești	horește	horim	horiți	horesc
	imperfect	hoream	horeai	horea	hoream	horeați	horeau
	simple perfect	horii	horiși	hori	horirăm	horirăți	horiră
	pluperfect	horisem	horiseși	horise	horiserăm	horiserăți	horiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să horesc	să horești	să horească	să horim	să horiți	să horească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		horește			horiți
	negative		nu hori			nu horiți

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English hold.

Verb

hori

1. to hold
2. to hold onto, to retain, to catch

   Hori a f’furuman! ― Hold the thief!

3. (ambitransitive) to keep (in a particular state)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Omani Arabic هوري (hōrī), from an Indian source, likely Hindi होड़ी (hoṛī) or Gujarati હોડી (hoḍī).

Noun

hori class V (plural mahori class VI)

1. a kind of canoe

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr).

Noun

hori class IX (plural hori class X)

1. creek, inlet