hoor

From Dutch horen, from Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

• IPA^(key): /ɦʊə̯r/

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hoor (present hoor, present participle horende, past participle gehoor)

1. To hear

• Härre, haar, hoar, hàre

From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

hoor n

1. (Carcoforo, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

hoor ?

1. (Sappada, Sauris, anatomy) hair

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

The interjection comes from hoor je (“do you hear?”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɦoːr/

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• Rhymes: -oːr

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.

   Zeg maar 'jij' hoor.

   Feel free to thou me.

   Lekker weertje hoor.

   I say, the weather is lovely.

   Chef, halte hoor. (Suriname)

   Driver, I'd like to get off the bus here.

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!

hoor

1. inflection of horen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

From Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ. Possibly a newer loan from Old Swedish hōra. Cognate to Finnish huora and English whore.

hoor (genitive hoora, partitive hoora)

1. whore

• lits
• libu
• lipakas
• lirva
• prostituut

• hoorama

hoor

1. Alternative form of hore (“whore”)

hoor (plural hoors)

1. hour

hoor (plural hoors)

1. Doric Scots form of hure (“whore”)

   Yon quine's a gey coorse wee hoor!

   That girl is a very cheeky little whore!