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See also: gór, gör, Gör, gør, gor-, gôr-, gör-, гор, Gór, and GOR

Translingual

Symbol

gor

  1. (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)

  1. (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!
    • 1947, Cecil Day-Lewis (as Nicholas Blake), Minute for Murder‎:
      Gor Lumme! Now I've done it! That's too much, Blount."
    • 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

Other scripts
Cyrillic گور
Abjad ҝор

Etymology

From Persian گور.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gor (definite accusative goru, plural gorlar)

  1. 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

  1. ^ Compare also the usage example at mürdəşir.

Declension

    Declension of gor
singular plural
nominative gor
 gorlar
definite accusative goru
 gorları
dative gora
 gorlara
locative gorda
 gorlarda
ablative gordan
 gorlardan
definite genitive gorun
 gorların
    Possessive forms of gor
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) gorum gorlarım
sənin (“your”) gorun gorların
onun (“his/her/its”) goru gorları
bizim (“our”) gorumuz gorlarımız
sizin (“your”) gorunuz gorlarınız
onların (“their”) goru or gorları gorları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) gorumu gorlarımı
sənin (“your”) gorunu gorlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) gorunu gorlarını
bizim (“our”) gorumuzu gorlarımızı
sizin (“your”) gorunuzu gorlarınızı
onların (“their”) gorunu or gorlarını gorlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) goruma gorlarıma
sənin (“your”) goruna gorlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) goruna gorlarına
bizim (“our”) gorumuza gorlarımıza
sizin (“your”) gorunuza gorlarınıza
onların (“their”) goruna or gorlarına gorlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) gorumda gorlarımda
sənin (“your”) gorunda gorlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) gorunda gorlarında
bizim (“our”) gorumuzda gorlarımızda
sizin (“your”) gorunuzda gorlarınızda
onların (“their”) gorunda or gorlarında gorlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) gorumdan gorlarımdan
sənin (“your”) gorundan gorlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) gorundan gorlarından
bizim (“our”) gorumuzdan gorlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) gorunuzdan gorlarınızdan
onların (“their”) gorundan or gorlarından gorlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) gorumun gorlarımın
sənin (“your”) gorunun gorlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) gorunun gorlarının
bizim (“our”) gorumuzun gorlarımızın
sizin (“your”) gorunuzun gorlarınızın
onların (“their”) gorunun or gorlarının gorlarının

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “gor” in Obastan.com.

Basque

Noun

gor anim

  1. deaf

Caribbean Hindustani

Etymology

From Bhojpuri गोड़ (gōṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *goḍḍas.

Noun

gor

  1. (anatomy) foot

References

  • Beknopt Nederland-Sarnami Woordenboek met Sarnami Hindoestani-Nederlanse Woordenlijst‎ (in Dutch), Paramaribo: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, 2002

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German gar.

Adjective

gor

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) cooked, done (of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption)
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) (of a metal) refined

Adverb

gor

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) (chiefly in the negative) at all; even
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) (chiefly formal or literary) even; expressing a climax
  3. (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)

  1. visceral contents of ruminants

Declension

Declension of gor (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative gor gorið
accusative gor gorið
dative gori gorinum
genitive gors gorsins

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

Verb

gor

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of gären

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish guirid, 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)

  1. to hatch, incubate, brood
  2. to warm, heat, burn
  3. to cause to blush
Conjugation
conjugation of gor (first conjugation – A)
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*; a ngoras* 		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 / ngortᇇ 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 / ngorta퇇
future gorfaidh mé;
gorfad 		gorfaidh tú;
gorfair† 		gorfaidh sé, sí gorfaimid;
gorfaidh muid 		gorfaidh sibh gorfaidh siad;
gorfaid† 		a ghorfaidh; a ghorfas /
a ngorfaidh*; a ngorfas* 		gorfar
conditional ghorfainn / ngorfainn‡‡ ghorfá / ngorfᇇ 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 / ngorfa퇇
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 Old Irish gor, from the root of the verb in Etymology 1 above.

Noun

gor m (genitive singular goir)

  1. incubation (sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young), the heat of incubation
  2. broodiness (of hens etc.)
  3. matter, pus
    Synonyms: brach, angadh
  4. inflammation (medical condition)
    Synonym: athlasadh
Declension
Declension of gor

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative gor
Vocative a ghoir
Genitive goir
Dative gor

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an gor
Genitive an ghoir
Dative leis an ngor

don ghor

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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gor ghor ngor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “guirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

gor (plural *gores)

  1. (poetic, chiefly Early Middle English) A weapon (especially one with a sharp point, such as a spear or sword)
Related terms
References

Etymology 2

Noun

gor

  1. Alternative form of gore (“muck”)

Etymology 3

Verb

gor

  1. Alternative form of goren

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh guor, from Proto-Brythonic *gwor, Proto-Celtic *uɸor (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér. Cognate with Irish for.

Pronunciation

Preposition

gor

  1. over
  2. next to

Descendants

  • Welsh: ger

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Noun

gor m

  1. grave

Old English

Etymology

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

  1. dirt, dung, faeces

Declension

Declension of gor (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative gor goru
accusative gor goru
genitive gores gora
dative gore gorum

Descendants

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gurą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm; hot”).

Noun

gor n

  1. the cud in animals

Declension

  Declension of gor (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gor gorit gor gorin
accusative gor gorit gor gorin
dative gori gorinu gorum gorunum
genitive gors gorsins gora goranna

Descendants

References

  • “gor”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Rohingya

Verb

gor

  1. do

Slovene

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

gór

  1. 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

  1. Soft mutation of cor.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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.
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