Hure

See also: hure and hüre

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German huore, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German huora, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *kāro-, *keh₂ro- (“dear, loved”). Cognate with Dutch hoer, English whore, Danish hore, Swedish hora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuːʁə/

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Noun

Hure f (genitive Hure, plural Huren, diminutive Hürchen n or Hürlein n, male Hurer or Hurenbock) (masculine forms denote clients)

1. (mildly vulgar) whore (prostitute) (female)
2. (vulgar, derogatory) whore; slut (sexually unreserved woman); fornicatrix, fornicator (female)

Synonyms

High register	Low register
Prostituierte f	Nutte f
Metze f	Flittchen n
Buhldirne f	Dirne f
Lustdirne f	Nudelschnecke f
Freudenmädchen f	Hübschlerin f
Liebedienerin f
Liebesdienerin f

Hyponyms

• Asphaltschwalbe f
• Bordsteinfreundin f
• Bordsteinschwalbe f
• Strichmädchen n

Derived terms

• Hurenbock m
• Hurensohn m
• Hurenkind n

Related terms

• huren
  • herumhuren
  • Hurerei

Further reading

• “Hure” in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Noun

Hure

1. plural of Hur