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See also: Hori, Hóri, hōri, Hōri, hoři, and hoří

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori Hōri (“George”). Doublet of George.

Noun

hori (plural horis)

  1. (New Zealand, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Maori.

Usage notes

May be pejorative when used by non-Maoris.

See also

Anagrams

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hoɾi/
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /oɾi/
  • Rhymes: -oɾi
  • 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”.[1][2][3][4]

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
inanim. horitan horian horietan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. horitako horiko horietako
allative anim. horirengana horiarengana horiengana
inanim. horitara horira horietara
terminative anim. horirenganaino horiarenganaino horienganaino
inanim. horitaraino horiraino horietaraino
directive anim. horirenganantz horiarenganantz horienganantz
inanim. horitarantz horirantz horietarantz
destinative anim. horirenganako horiarenganako horienganako
inanim. horitarako horirako horietarako
ablative anim. horirengandik horiarengandik horiengandik
inanim. horitatik horitik horietatik
partitive horirik — —
prolative horitzat — —
Derived terms

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 animate honengan, honen baitan hauengan, hauen baitan horrengan, horren baitan horiengan, horien baitan harengan, haren baitan haiengan, haien baitan
inanimate honetan hauetan horretan horietan hartan haietan
locative animate
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inanimate honetako hauetako horretako horietako hartako haietako
allative animate honengana, honenganat hauengana, hauenganat horrengana, horrenganat horiengana, horienganat harengana, harenganat,
haren baitara, haren baitarat 		haiengana, haienganat,
haien baitara, haien baitarat
inanimate honetara, honetarat hauetara, hauetarat horretara, horretarat horietara, horietarat hartara, hartarat haietara, haietarat
terminative animate honenganaino hauenganaino horrenganaino horienganaino harenganaino, haren baitaraino haienganaino, haien baitaraino
inanimate honetaraino hauetaraino horretaraino horietaraino hartaraino haietaraino
directive animate honenganantz hauenganantz horrenganantz horienganantz harenganantz haienganantz
inanimate honetarantz hauetarantz horretarantz horietarantz hartarantz haietarantz
destinative animate honenganako hauenganako horrenganako horienganako harenganako haienganako
inanimate honeterako hauetarako horretarako horietarako hartarako haietarako
ablative animate honenganik, honengandik hauenganik, hauengandik horrenganik, horrengandik horienganik, horiengandik harenganik, harengandik,
haren baitatik, haren baitarik 		haienganik, haiengandik,
haien baitatik, haien baitarik
inanimate 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 animate honengan, honen baitan hauengan, hauen baitan horrengan, horren baitan horiengan, horien baitan harengan, haren baitan haiengan, haien baitan
inanimate honetan hauetan horretan horietan hartan haietan
locative animate
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inanimate honetako hauetako horretako horietako hartako haietako
allative animate honengana, honenganat hauengana, hauenganat horrengana, horrenganat horiengana, horienganat harengana, harenganat,
haren baitara, haren baitarat 		haiengana, haienganat,
haien baitara, haien baitarat
inanimate honetara, honetarat hauetara, hauetarat horretara, horretarat horietara, horietarat hartara, hartarat haietara, haietarat
terminative animate honenganaino hauenganaino horrenganaino horienganaino harenganaino, haren baitaraino haienganaino, haien baitaraino
inanimate honetaraino hauetaraino horretaraino horietaraino hartaraino haietaraino
directive animate honenganantz hauenganantz horrenganantz horienganantz harenganantz haienganantz
inanimate honetarantz hauetarantz horretarantz horietarantz hartarantz haietarantz
destinative animate honenganako hauenganako horrenganako horienganako harenganako haienganako
inanimate honeterako hauetarako horretarako horietarako hartarako haietarako
ablative animate honenganik, honengandik hauenganik, hauengandik horrenganik, horrengandik horienganik, horiengandik harenganik, harengandik,
haren baitatik, haren baitarik 		haienganik, haiengandik,
haien baitatik, haien baitarik
inanimate 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

References

  1. ^ “hori”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
  2. ^ “hori” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  3. ^ Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906) “hori”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary], volume 2 (overall work in Spanish and French), Bilbao, page 126
  4. ^ Lakarra, Joseba A. (2002) “Etimologiae (proto)uasconicae LXV”, in Seminario de Filología Vasca «Julio de Urquijo»‎, page 434

Further reading

  • “hori”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “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

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 conj.

  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. (transitive, intransitive) to keep (in a particular state)

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Omani Arabic هوري (hōrī), from an Indian source, likely Hindi होड़ी (hoṛī) or Gujarati હોડી (hoḍī).[1]

Noun

hori (ma class, plural mahori)

  1. a kind of canoe

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr).

Noun

hori (n class, plural hori)

  1. creek, inlet

References

  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎, volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10: “‘Canoe’, Sw hori. From OAr hōri (R: 74), from an Indian language; cf. Gujarati hoḍī ~ hoṛī.”
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