goor

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch goor (“filthy”), from Middle Dutch goor, gore (“mud; dirt”), from Old Dutch *gor, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (“manure; filth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-. Cognate with Old High German gor, Old Norse gor, Old English gor (English gore).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣoːr/
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  • Hyphenation: goor
  • Rhymes: -oːr
  • Homophone: Goor

Adjective

goor (comparative goorder, superlative goorst)

  1. dirty, filthy, disgusting
    De gootsteen ziet er goor uit. ― The sink looks filthy.
    De vreemde man maakte gore opmerkingen naar voorbijgangers. ― The strange man made filthy remarks to passers-by.
    Het gore lef! ― The utter gall!

Declension

Declension of goor
uninflected goor
inflected gore
comparative goorder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial goor goorder het goorst
het goorste
indefinite m./f. sing. gore goordere goorste
n. sing. goor goorder goorste
plural gore goordere goorste
definite gore goordere goorste
partitive goors goorders —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: goor
  • → Papiamentu: hor

Nawdm

Etymology

From Temne gɔɔ́rɔ, from Hausa góórò.

Noun

goor d (plural goora ɦa)

  1. cola nut

References

  • Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary‎, SIL International
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