hoor

See also: Hor, hor, Hoor, hör, and Höör

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch horen, from Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦʊə̯r/

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Verb

hoor (present hoor, present participle horende, past participle gehoor)

1. To hear

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Härre, haar, hoar, hàre

Etymology

From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

Noun

hoor n

1. (Carcoforo, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Bavarian

Noun

hoor ?

1. (Sappada, Sauris, anatomy) hair

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Etymology

The interjection comes from hoor je (“do you hear?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦoːr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oːr

Interjection

hoor

1. modal particle indicating reassurance or confidence from the speaker: certainly, surely, at all, but often weak and untranslatable

   Straks komen we nog te laat! — Nee hoor, we hebben nog genoeg tijd.

   We'll be late! — Nah, surely not, we have plenty of time.

   Wilt u het bonnetje? — Nee hoor, bedankt.

   Do you want the receipt? — No, thanks.

   Zeg maar 'jij' hoor.

   Feel free to thou me.

   Lekker weertje hoor.

   I say, the weather is lovely.

   Chef, halte hoor. (Suriname)

   Driver, I'd like to get off the bus here.

2. modal particle indicating disagreement or a certain nuance with an earlier statement: regardless, despite that, anyway, you know

   De kou valt best mee. — Nou, ik vind het toch wel koud hoor!

   The cold isn't so bad. — Well, I still think it's pretty cold regardless!

Verb

hoor

1. inflection of horen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ. Possibly a newer loan from Old Swedish hōra. Cognate to Finnish huora and English whore.

Noun

hoor (genitive hoora, partitive hoora)

1. whore

Declension

Declension of hoor (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		hoor	hoorad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	hoora
genitive			hoorade
partitive		hoora	hoori hoorasid
illative		hoora hoorasse	hooradesse hoorisse
inessive		hooras	hoorades hooris
elative		hoorast	hooradest hoorist
allative		hoorale	hooradele hoorile
adessive		hooral	hooradel hooril
ablative		hooralt	hooradelt hoorilt
translative		hooraks	hooradeks hooriks
terminative		hoorani	hooradeni
essive		hoorana	hooradena
abessive		hoorata	hooradeta
comitative		hooraga	hooradega

Synonyms

• lits
• libu
• lipakas
• lirva
• prostituut

Derived terms

• hoorama

Middle English

Noun

hoor

1. Alternative form of hore (“whore”)

Scots

Etymology 1

Noun

hoor (plural hoors)

1. hour

Etymology 2

Noun

hoor (plural hoors)

1. Doric Scots form of hure (“whore”)

   Yon quine's a gey coorse wee hoor!

   That girl is a very cheeky little whore!