horo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "horo"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 母衣(ほろ) (horo, “cloak”).

Noun

horo (plural horos)

1. (historical) A large cloak worn by Japanese warriors to protect against arrows.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦoro]

Noun

horo f

1. vocative singular of hora

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English hour, French heure, and Italian ora. Learned borrowing from Latin hōra. Compare Spanish hora, Romanian oară, German Uhr, Dutch uur, Welsh awr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoro/

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• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification: ho‧ro

Noun

horo (accusative singular horon, plural horoj, accusative plural horojn)

1. hour (period of 60 minutes)

   Estas dudek kvar horoj tage. ― There are twenty-four hours in a day.

   Estas la oka horo. ― It's eight o'clock. (literally, “It is the eighth hour.”)

   • 2025 September 29, Jorge Nogueras, “La plej mallonga tago”, in uea.facila‎^[2], archived from the original on 12 December 2025:

     Ĉiu tago daŭras dudek kvar horojn.

     Each day lasts twenty four hours.

2. time (of day)

   Kioma horo estas? ― What time is it? (literally, “Which hour is it?”)

Hypernyms

• tempo (“time”)

Related terms

• horloĝo

Further reading

• “horo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “horo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present
• Wells, John C. (1992), “hor/o, hour”, in Concise Esperanto and English Dictionary‎^[3], →ISBN, pages 87, 395
• Benson, Peter J. (1995), “hour, time”, in Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary‎^[4], →ISBN, pages 259-260, 537
• Butler, Montagu C. (1967), “hor-o”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary‎^[5], →OL, page 169
• Motteau, Achille (1907), “hor-o”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary‎^[6], →OCLC, page 51

Finnish

Etymology

Probably an alteration of huora (or earlier hoora), possibly by association with an earlier dialectal horo (“crack, hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoro/, [ˈho̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification^(key): ho‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): ho‧ro

Noun

horo (colloquial, derogatory)

1. ho, slut, whore

Declension

Inflection of horo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		horo	horot
genitive		horon	horojen
partitive		horoa	horoja
illative		horoon	horoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		horo	horot
accusative	nom.	horo	horot
	gen.	horon
genitive		horon	horojen
partitive		horoa	horoja
inessive		horossa	horoissa
elative		horosta	horoista
illative		horoon	horoihin
adessive		horolla	horoilla
ablative		horolta	horoilta
allative		horolle	horoille
essive		horona	horoina
translative		horoksi	horoiksi
abessive		horotta	horoitta
instructive		—	horoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of horo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative horoni horoni accusative nom. horoni horoni gen. horoni genitive horoni horojeni partitive horoani horojani inessive horossani horoissani elative horostani horoistani illative horooni horoihini adessive horollani horoillani ablative horoltani horoiltani allative horolleni horoilleni essive horonani horoinani translative horokseni horoikseni abessive horottani horoittani instructive — — comitative — horoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative horosi horosi accusative nom. horosi horosi gen. horosi genitive horosi horojesi partitive horoasi horojasi inessive horossasi horoissasi elative horostasi horoistasi illative horoosi horoihisi adessive horollasi horoillasi ablative horoltasi horoiltasi allative horollesi horoillesi essive horonasi horoinasi translative horoksesi horoiksesi abessive horottasi horoittasi instructive — — comitative — horoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative horomme horomme accusative nom. horomme horomme gen. horomme genitive horomme horojemme partitive horoamme horojamme inessive horossamme horoissamme elative horostamme horoistamme illative horoomme horoihimme adessive horollamme horoillamme ablative horoltamme horoiltamme allative horollemme horoillemme essive horonamme horoinamme translative horoksemme horoiksemme abessive horottamme horoittamme instructive — — comitative — horoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative horonne horonne accusative nom. horonne horonne gen. horonne genitive horonne horojenne partitive horoanne horojanne inessive horossanne horoissanne elative horostanne horoistanne illative horoonne horoihinne adessive horollanne horoillanne ablative horoltanne horoiltanne allative horollenne horoillenne essive horonanne horoinanne translative horoksenne horoiksenne abessive horottanne horoittanne instructive — — comitative — horoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative horonsa horonsa accusative nom. horonsa horonsa gen. horonsa genitive horonsa horojensa partitive horoaan horoansa horojaan horojansa inessive horossaan horossansa horoissaan horoissansa elative horostaan horostansa horoistaan horoistansa illative horoonsa horoihinsa adessive horollaan horollansa horoillaan horoillansa ablative horoltaan horoltansa horoiltaan horoiltansa allative horolleen horollensa horoilleen horoillensa essive horonaan horonansa horoinaan horoinansa translative horokseen horoksensa horoikseen horoiksensa abessive horottaan horottansa horoittaan horoittansa instructive — — comitative — horoineen horoinensa

Further reading

• “horo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[7] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 5 April 2024

Anagrams

• orho, rhoo

Ido

Noun

horo (plural hori)

1. hour

Japanese

Romanization

horo

1. Rōmaji transcription of ほろ

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *solo₃ (compare with Hawaiian holo, Tahitian horo, Samoan solo) from Proto-Polynesian *ŋaasolo (“to move swiftly forward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoro/ [ˈhɔɾɔ]

Verb

horo

1. to run
2. to flee, to escape

Adjective

horo

1. fast, quick, swift

Noun

horo

1. speed

Related terms

• hohoro
• horohoro

Further reading

• “horo” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hurhwą.

Noun

horo n

1. mud

Inflection

Declension of horo (neuter wa-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	horo	horo
accusative	horo	horo
genitive	horwes	horwo
dative	horwe	horwon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: hōre
  • Dutch: hore

Further reading

• “horo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hurhwą.

Noun

horo n (genitive horowes)

1. swampy soil

Yoruba

Àwòrán hóró ẹ̀jẹ̀ pupa ti ibà tí kóràn

Etymology 1

Noun sense derives from ideophone sense, the root may be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɣó (“small”), which may link this word as a Doublet of owó (money)

Alternative forms

• wóró

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hó.ɾó/

Ideophone

hóró

1. (of a small round object) being in small quantity

Noun

hóró

1. seed, tablet

   Synonym: irúgbìn

2. (by extension, biology, cytology) cell

Derived terms

• hóró kòkó (“cocoa bean”)
• hóró-hóró

Etymology 2

Noun sense derives from ideophone sense

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hō.ɾō/

Ideophone

horo

1. of a roundish confined space

Noun

horo

1. a confined, narrow alley

Etymology 3

Noun sense derives from ideophone sense

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hò.ɾò/

Noun

hòrò

1. deep pit or hole

   Synonyms: ọ̀gbun, kòtò

Derived terms

• hòrò imú (“nostril”)

Related terms

• ihò (“hole”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hō.ɾó/

Noun

horó

1. table

   Synonyms: ọpọ́n, tábìlì