koor

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch koor, from Middle Dutch côor.

Noun

koor (plural kore, diminutive koortjie)

1. (music) choir, vocal ensemble

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch côor. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːr/

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• Hyphenation: koor
• Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

koor n (plural koren, diminutive koortje n)

1. (music) choir, vocal ensemble
2. (architecture) choir, part of a church building
3. chorus

Derived terms

• dameskoor
• gospelkoor
• kerkkoor
• kinderkoor
• koordans
• koordirigent
• koorgang
• koorgestoelte
• koorknaap
• koorleider
• koormaagd
• koormeisje
• koorpartij
• koorzang
• koorzanger
• koorzangeres
• koorzangster
• mannenkoor
• popkoor
• shantykoor

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: koor

Anagrams

• rook

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From .

Noun

koor (genitive koore, partitive koort)

1. bark
2. peel
3. cream

Declension

Declension of koor (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		koor	koored
accusative	nom.
	gen.	koore
genitive			koorte
partitive		koort	koori
illative		koorde kooresse	koortesse koorisse
inessive		koores	koortes kooris
elative		koorest	koortest koorist
allative		koorele	koortele koorile
adessive		koorel	koortel kooril
ablative		koorelt	koortelt koorilt
translative		kooreks	koorteks kooriks
terminative		kooreni	koorteni
essive		koorena	koortena
abessive		kooreta	koorteta
comitative		koorega	koortega

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German kōr, ultimately from Latin chorus.

Noun

koor (genitive koori, partitive koori)

1. choir