hoor

See also: hor, Hoor, hör, and Höör

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch horen.

Verb

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

1. To hear

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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

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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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦoːr/

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• Rhymes: -oːr

Adverb

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.

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. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of horen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of horen

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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

Synonyms

• lits
• libu
• lipakas
• lirva
• prostituut

Derived terms

• hoorama

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Middle English

Noun

hoor

1. Alternative form of hore (“whore”)

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Scots

Etymology 1

Noun

hoor (plural hoors)

1. hour

Etymology 2

Noun

hoor (plural hoors)

1. Doric form of hure (“whore”)

   Yon quine's a gey coorse wee hoor!

   That girl is a very cheeky little whore!