See also: Goor

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch goor (filthy), from Middle Dutch goor, gore (mud; dirt), from Old Dutch *gor, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (manure; filth), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-. Cognate with Old High German gor, Old Norse gor, Old English gor (English gore).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣoːr/
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  • Hyphenation: goor
  • Rhymes: -oːr
  • Homophone: Goor

Adjective

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goor (comparative goorder, superlative goorst)

  1. dirty, filthy, disgusting
    De gootsteen ziet er goor uit.The sink looks filthy.
    De vreemde man maakte gore opmerkingen naar voorbijgangers.The strange man made filthy remarks to passers-by.
    Het gore lef!The utter gall!

Declension

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Declension of goor
uninflected goor
inflected gore
comparative goorder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial goor goorder het goorst
het goorste
indefinite m./f. sing. gore goordere goorste
n. sing. goor goorder goorste
plural gore goordere goorste
definite gore goordere goorste
partitive goors goorders

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: goor
  • Papiamentu: hor

Nawdm

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Etymology

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From Temne gɔɔ́rɔ, from Hausa góórò.

Noun

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goor d (plural goora ɦa)

  1. cola nut

References

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  • Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary[1], SIL International