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

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

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

  • “hoor” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Bavarian

Noun

hoor ?

  1. (Sappada, Sauris, anatomy) hair

References

  • “hoor” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦoːr/
  • (file)
  • 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. first-person singular present indicative of horen
  2. imperative of horen

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

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • hoorama

Middle English

Noun

hoor

  1. Alternative form of hore (whore)

Scots

Noun

hoor (plural hoors)

  1. hour

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!
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