Central Franconian

Noun

Hoor n ‎(plural Hoor, diminutive Höörche or Häärche)

1. (most dialects) hair

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German hôre, from Old Saxon *hōra (attested in hōrhūs ‎(“whorehouse”)), from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ. More at whore.

Noun

Hoor f (plural Horen)

1. whore; harlot

Afrikaans

Verb

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

1. To hear

Dutch

Pronunciation

• 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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• lits
• libu
• lipakas
• lirva
• prostituut

Derived terms

• hoorama

Scots

Noun

hoor

1. hour
2. whore (Doric)

   Yon quine's a gey coorse wee hoor!