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koer

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See also: köer, køer, and kör

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kur/, [kuːr]
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  • Hyphenation: koer
  • Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French cour.

Noun

koer f or m (plural koeren, diminutive koertje n)

  1. (Belgium) garden, yard (usually fenced)
  2. (Belgium) courtyard, yard
  3. (Belgium) schoolyard
  4. (Belgium) toilet, restroom (area)
    (Brabantian)
    "Juffra, 'k moe dringend naa de koer, of 't is in m'n broek!"
    Miss, I need to urgently [go] to the restroom, or else it's in my pants!
Synonyms

(garden):

(courtyard):

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • koerd

Noun

koer m (plural koeren, diminutive koertje n)

  1. (Netherlands, obsolete) someone who guards a watchtower
Derived terms
  • koerhuis

Etymology 3

Verb

koer

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

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koira, from Proto-Uralic *kojra, *kojera, from Proto-Uralic base *koj(e)- (“male, human”). Cognate with Finnish koira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoe̯r/, [ˈkoe̯r]

Noun

koer (genitive koera, partitive koera)

  1. dog

Declension

Declension of koer (type koer)
More information singular, plural ...

Synonyms

Derived terms

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian korf, from Proto-West Germanic *korb.

Pronunciation

Noun

koer c (plural kuorren, diminutive kuorke)

  1. woven basket
  2. skep, woven beehive

Further reading

  • “koer”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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