hori
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Hori.
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori Hōri (“George”). Doublet of George.
Noun
hori (plural horis)
- (New Zealand, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Maori.
Usage notes
May be pejorative when used by non-Maoris.
See also
- hori-hori (etymologically unrelated)
Anagrams
Basque
Pronunciation
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”.
Adjective
hori (comparative horiago, superlative horien, excessive horiegi)
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
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
| 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 (demonstrative)
Declension
Declension of Basque demonstrative determiners/pronouns
Pronoun
hori (demonstrative)
Declension
Declension of Basque demonstrative determiners/pronouns
Derived terms
- hori bai (“however”)
- hori da hori
- horiek horrela (“taking that into account”)
- horixe
References
- ^ “hori” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- ^ “hori” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- ^ Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906) “hori”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary] (in Spanish and French), volume 2, Bilbao, page 126
- ^ Lakarra, Joseba A. (2002) “Etimologiae (proto)uasconicae LXV”, in Seminario de Filología Vasca «Julio de Urquijo», page 434
Further reading
- "hori" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- “hori” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- 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
Japanese
Romanization
hori
Latin
Verb
horī
References
- “hori”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Livvi
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
hori
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
- Alternative form of hory
Romanian
Etymology
From horă.
Verb
a hori (third-person singular present horește, past participle horit) 4th conj.
- 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
Verb
hori
- to hold
- to hold onto, to retain, to catch
- Hori a f’furuman! ― Hold the thief!
- (transitive, intransitive) to keep (in a particular state)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Omani Arabic هوري (hōrī), from an Indian source, likely Hindi होड़ी (hoṛī) or Gujarati હોડી (hoḍī).
Noun
hori (ma class, plural mahori)
- a kind of canoe
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr).
Noun
hori (n class, plural hori)
References
- ^ 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.”