geur

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χɪør/

Etymology 1

From Dutch geur, from Middle Dutch gore.

Noun

geur (plural geure, diminutive geurtje)

1. A scent, smell, odour, odor.

Etymology 2

From Dutch geuren, from Middle Dutch goren.

Verb

geur (present geur, present participle geurende, past participle gegeur)

1. (intransitive) to have a smell, to smell

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣøːr/

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• Hyphenation: geur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gore. Related to Dutch goor.

Noun

geur m (plural geuren, diminutive geurtje n)

1. a scent, smell, odour, odor

   Synonyms: aroma, reuk

   Hyponyms: stank, meur

2. (figuratively) (notably the diminutive, with the indefinite article: een geurtje) An appearance, something associated, especially in a negative sense

   Ik betrouw dat zaakje niet, er zit een geurtje aan!

   I don't trust that affair, there's something fishy about it!

Derived terms

• ammoniakgeur
• bloemengeur
• brandgeur
• etensgeur
• gasgeur
• geur van heiligheid
• geurig
• geurkaars
• geurloos
• geurmaker
• koffiegeur
• lichaamsgeur
• lijfgeur
• mannengeur
• nestgeur
• ontgeuren
• visgeur
• zweetgeur

Descendants

• Afrikaans: geur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

geur

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

Irish

Adjective

geur (genitive singular masculine géir, genitive singular feminine géire, plural geura, comparative géire)

1. obsolete spelling of géar

Mutation

Mutated forms of geur

radical	lenition	eclipsis
geur	gheur	ngeur

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish gér, from Old Irish gér (compare Irish géar, Manx gear, geayr, geyre).

Pronunciation

• (Lewis, Harris, south Skye) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊ʲiaɾ/
• (South Uist, Barra, north Skye) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊ʲeːɾ/

Adjective

geur (comparative nas gèire or nas geòire, superlative as gèire or as geòire, qualitative noun geurad)

1. sharp, keen
2. pungent, acute, virulent
3. poignant
4. shrill
5. bright (intelligent)
6. incisive
7. sour, tart
8. sharp (music)

Derived terms

• fìon-geur

Mutation

Mutation of geur

radical	lenition
geur	gheur

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “geur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language