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Hungarian
Etymology
From the same stem as gördül (“to roll”), gördít (“to roll”), görget (“to roll”).[1]
Pronunciation
Prefix
gör-
- (noun prefix) having a small wheel
- gör- + korcsolya (“skate”) → görkorcsolya (“roller skate”)
Derived terms
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Swedish
Etymology
From an older noun gorr, går (“dirt, mud, animal intestine content etc.”), with western Swedish vowel fronting /ɔ/ > /œː/ (sometimes represented in dialectal writing with a circumflex ⟨ô⟩). From Old Norse gor, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (“half-digested stomach contents; feces; manure”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“hot; warm”). Related to English gore.
Pronunciation
- (western Sweden) IPA(key): /ɡœːr/
Prefix
gör-
- (dialectal, western Sweden) intensifying prefix; very, really
- Synonyms: as-, jätte-, skit-, svin-, ur-, vrål-, bauta-, (usually negative) piss-
2005 August 30, Thomas Cederfelt, quoting Sebastian Karlsson, “Jensa fick gå – Sebastian kom [Jensa had to go – Sebastian came]”, in Göteborgs-Posten, retrieved 5 October 2020:Jag hoppas att Jens kan utvecklas i en ny miljö för han har väldigt mycket i sig och kan bli en gôrbra hockeyspelare[…]- I hope that Jens can improve in a new environment, because he has a lot in him and can become a really good hockey player
2011 June 20, “Teddy Paunkoski: Kortedala torg är kult”, in Göteborgs-Posten, retrieved 5 October 2020:Mycket fin natur och görmånga trevliga människor.- Very pretty nature and really a lot of nice people.
2017 September 19, “Göteborg tips: 6 inredningsbutiker alla borde besöka [Gothenburg tips: 6 shops for interior design that everyone should visit]”, in Göteborgs-Posten, retrieved 5 October 2020:Idag tipsar jag om görbra inredningsbutiker i Göteborg centrum som alla borde besöka nån gång.- Today I give advice on really good shops for interior design in central Gothenburg that everyone should visit sometime.
Usage notes
Can be put before virtually any adjective or adverb.
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