goor

See also: Goor

Dutch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ɣoːr/

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• Hyphenation: goor
• Rhymes: -oːr
• Homophone: Goor

Adjective

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

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

• goorlap

Descendants

• Afrikaans: goor
• → Papiamentu: hor

Nawdm

Etymology

From Temne gɔɔ́rɔ, from Hausa góórò.

Noun

goor d (plural goora ɦa)

1. cola nut

References

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