koorts

Dutch

Alternative forms

• koors (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch corts, further etymology unknown, with apparently no direct Germanic language cognates. An indirect relationship with kool (“coal”) has been suggested, via Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- (“burn, shine”), compare Sanskrit ज्वलति (“burn brightly, blaze”) and ज्वर (“fever, pain”). But this is quite speculative as all Germanic derivatives of this root have the sense of coal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːrts/

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• Hyphenation: koorts
• Rhymes: -oːrts

Noun

koorts f (plural koortsen, diminutive koortsje n)

1. fever

Derived terms

• koortsachtig
• koortsdroom
• koortsig
• koortslip
• binnenkoorts
• hermelijnkoorts
• hooikoorts
• klierkoorts
• knokkelkoorts
• kraamkoorts
• kraamvrouwenkoorts
• plankenkoorts
• reiskoorts

Descendants

• Afrikaans: koors
• → Sranan Tongo: korsu
• → West Frisian: koarts

Anagrams

• strook