goor

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch goor (“filthy”), from Middle Dutch goor, gore (“mud; dirt”), from Old Dutch *gor, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (“manure; filth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-. Cognate with Old High German gor,Old Norse gor, Old English gor (English gore).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣoːr/

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• Hyphenation: goor
• Rhymes: -oːr

Adjective

goor (comparative goorder, superlative goorst)

1. dirty, filthy, disgusting

Inflection

Declension of goor
uninflected	goor
inflected	gore
comparative	goorder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		goor	goorder	het goorst het goorste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	gore	goordere	goorste
	n. sing.	goor	goorder	goorste
	plural	gore	goordere	goorste
definite		gore	goordere	goorste
partitive		goors	goorders	—

Derived terms

• goorlap

Descendants

• Afrikaans: goor