hoer

See also: Hoer, hoër, höër, and hör

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English hoe

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English hoer

From hoe + -er.

Noun

hoer (plural hoers)

1. One who hoes.

Anagrams

• rheo-, hero, Hero, Roeh, heor, Rohe, rohe

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hoere, hoer, from Old Dutch *huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear, loved”). Cognate with German Hure, English whore, Danish hore.

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Noun

hoer (plural hoere)

1. (derogatory) whore

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hoere, from Old Dutch *huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ.

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• IPA^(key): /ɦur/, [ɦuːr]
• Rhymes: -ur

Noun

hoer f (plural hoeren, diminutive hoertje n)

1. (sometimes derogatory) whore, prostitute

   Synonyms: prostituee, temeier

   Hypernym: sekswerker

2. (derogatory) whore, slut (slur)

   Synonyms: slet, kech (slang), motjo (slang)

Derived terms

• aandachtshoer
• crackhoer
• heroïnehoer
• hoerachtig
• hoerendochter
• hoerendop
• hoerenhengst
• hoerenjong
• hoerenkast
• hoerenkind
• hoerenloper
• hoerenwaard
• hoerenwaardin
• hoerenzoon
• hoereren
• hoererij
• hoerhuis
• hoerig
• hoernalist
• moffenhoer
• ouwehoeren
• stoephoer
• straathoer

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hoer
• Negerhollands: hoer, hoerer, hurer, hu, huer
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: huur (dated)
• → Sranan Tongo: huru

Anagrams

• hore

Middle English

Adjective

hoer

1. alternative form of hor (“hoar”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ˈhuː.ər/, [ˈhûː.əɾ]
• Rhymes: -uːər
• Hyphenation: ho‧er

Verb

hoer

1. present of hoe (“to shout or call “ho””)

Anagrams

• hore

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hoer f

1. indefinite plural of ho
2. indefinite plural of hoe

Old French

Alternative forms

• houer, hower, hauer, hauyer, heuer, heuwer, heer

Etymology

From hoe +‎ -er.

Verb

hoer

1. to hoe

Descendants

• Middle French: houer
  • French: houer
• Norman: haouaïr (Guernésiais), hauwer (Hennégois)
• → Middle English: howen, howwen
  • English: hoe

References

• “hoe1”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*hauwa”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 16: Germanismes: G–R, page 186