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Translingual
Symbol
gor
( international standards ) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Gorontalo .
English
Etymology
A minced oath or dialectal variant of God .
Noun
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 , 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 , 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 , 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!
2015 , Eddie Robbert, Heads Win, Tail Lose , page 96 :"Gor , Blimey," Burns curses, looking over his shoulder at his boss, "Here's what they've been hiding, Sir."
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian گور .
Pronunciation
Noun
gor (definite accusative goru , plural gorlar )
grave ( now mostly in idiomatic expressions ) ; the afterlife
Synonyms: qəbir , məzar
Dədəmin goru ! ― 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 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
^ Compare also the usage example at mürdəşir .
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Basque
Noun
gor anim
deaf
Caribbean Hindustani
Etymology
From Bhojpuri गोड़ ( gōṛ ) , from Proto-Indo-Aryan *goḍḍas .
Noun
gor
( anatomy ) foot
References
Beknopt Nederland-Sarnami Woordenboek met Sarnami Hindoestani-Nederlanse Woordenlijst (in Dutch), Paramaribo: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, 2002
East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German gare (inflected garw- ), from Old High German garo . Compare German gar .
Adjective
gor
( Erzgebirgisch ) cooked , done ( of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption )
( Erzgebirgisch ) ( of a metal ) refined
Adverb
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
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 , 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN , →OCLC , page 53 :
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse gor , from Proto-Germanic *gurą , from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- .
Noun
gor n (genitive singular gors , uncountable )
visceral contents of ruminants
Declension
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Verb
gor
first / third-person singular preterite of gären
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish guirid ,[ 3] from Proto-Celtic *gʷorīti , from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰoréyeti , causative of *gʷʰer- ( “ warm ” ) .
Verb
gor (present analytic gorann , future analytic gorfaidh , verbal noun goradh , past participle gortha )
to hatch , incubate , brood
to warm , heat , burn
to cause to blush
Conjugation
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
goraim
gorann tú; gorair †
gorann sé, sí
goraimid
gorann sibh
gorann siad; goraid †
a ghorann ; a ghoras / a ngorann *
gortar
past
ghor mé; ghoras
ghor tú; ghorais
ghor sé, sí
ghoramar ; ghor muid
ghor sibh; ghorabhair
ghor siad; ghoradar
a ghor / ar ghor *
goradh
past habitual
ghorainn / ngorainn ‡‡
ghortá / ngortá ‡‡
ghoradh sé, sí / ngoradh sé, s퇇
ghoraimis ; ghoradh muid / ngoraimis ‡‡; ngoradh muid‡‡
ghoradh sibh / ngoradh sibh‡‡
ghoraidís ; ghoradh siad / ngoraidís ‡‡; ngoradh siad‡‡
a ghoradh / a ngoradh *
ghortaí / ngortaí ‡‡
future
gorfaidh mé; gorfad
gorfaidh tú; gorfair †
gorfaidh sé, sí
gorfaimid ; gorfaidh muid
gorfaidh sibh
gorfaidh siad; gorfaid †
a ghorfaidh ; a ghorfas / a ngorfaidh *
gorfar
conditional
ghorfainn / ngorfainn ‡‡
ghorfá / ngorfá ‡‡
ghorfadh sé, sí / ngorfadh sé, s퇇
ghorfaimis ; ghorfadh muid / ngorfaimis ‡‡; ngorfadh muid‡‡
ghorfadh sibh / ngorfadh sibh‡‡
ghorfaidís ; ghorfadh siad / ngorfaidís ‡‡; ngorfadh siad‡‡
a ghorfadh / a ngorfadh *
ghorfaí / ngorfaí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go ngora mé; go ngorad †
go ngora tú; go ngorair †
go ngora sé, sí
go ngoraimid ; go ngora muid
go ngora sibh
go ngora siad; go ngoraid †
—
go ngortar
past
dá ngorainn
dá ngortá
dá ngoradh sé, sí
dá ngoraimis ; dá ngoradh muid
dá ngoradh sibh
dá ngoraidís ; dá ngoradh siad
—
dá ngortaí
imperative
goraim
gor
goradh sé, sí
goraimis
goraigí ; goraidh †
goraidís
—
gortar
verbal noun
goradh
past participle
gortha
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Further reading
“gor ”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 , Royal Irish Academy
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
From Middle Irish gor ,[ 4] from Proto-Celtic *gʷoros , a noun from the same root of the verb in Etymology 1 above.
Noun
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
Synonyms: brach , angadh
inflammation ( medical condition )
Synonym: athlasadh
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
“gor ”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 , Royal Irish Academy
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
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ Finck, F. N. (1899 ) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect ] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 128
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal , Cambridge University Press, § 269 , page 95
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “guirid ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 gor ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English gār , from Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ , from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz .
Pronunciation
Noun
gor (plural *gores )
( poetic , chiefly Early Middle English ) A weapon ( especially one with a sharp point, such as a spear or sword )
References
Etymology 2
Noun
gor
Alternative form of gore ( “ muck ” )
Etymology 3
Verb
gor
Alternative form of goren
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh guor , from Proto-Brythonic *gwor , Proto-Celtic *uɸer ( “ over ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *upér . Cognate with Irish for .
Pronunciation
Preposition
gor
over
next to
Descendants
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Noun
gor m
grave
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gor , 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
Noun
gor n
dirt , dung , faeces
Declension
Strong a -stem:
Descendants
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gurą , from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- ( “ warm; hot ” ) .
Noun
gor n
the cud in animals
Declension
Declension of gor (strong a -stem)
Descendants
Icelandic: gor
Faroese: gor
Norwegian:
References
“gor ”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910 ) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic , Oxford: Clarendon Press
Rohingya
Etymology
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 ( karoti ) Rohingya gor
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 ( karei ) , from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 ( karoti ) , from Sanskrit क॒रोति॑ ( karóti ) , from कृ॒णोति॑ ( kṛṇóti ) , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥náwti , from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- + *-néwti .
Verb
gor
do
Slovene
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Adverb
gór
up , upwards
Synonym: navzgor
Antonym: dól
Further reading
“gor ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU , portal Fran
“gor ”, in Termania , Amebis
See also the general references
Welsh
Pronunciation
Noun
gor
Soft mutation of cor .
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.