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/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: goor
- Rhymes: -oːr
- Homophone: Goor
Adjective
goor (comparative goorder, superlative goorst)
- 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
Nawdm
Etymology
From Temne gɔɔ́rɔ, from Hausa góórò.
Noun
goor d (plural goora ɦa)
References
- Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary[1], SIL International