gor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gor"

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Azerbaijani • Basque • Caribbean Hindustani • East Central German • Faroese • German • Irish • Middle English • Middle Welsh • Northern Kurdish • Old English • Old Norse • Rohingya • Slovene • Welsh

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Gorontalo.

Symbol

gor

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Gorontalo.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Gorontalo terms

English

Etymology

A minced oath or dialectal variant of God. Compare cor.

Proper noun

gor

1. (dated, nonstandard, colloquial) God.
   • 1878 [1616], John Marston, “IACKE DRVMS Entertainement, or the Comedie of Pasqvil and Katherine”, in Richard Simpson, BA, editor, The School of Shakspere‎^[1], page 190:

     By gor, den, we must needs now sing. Ding, ding, ading, Dinga, dinga, ding. For me am now at pleasures spring.

   • c. 1832-1836, Samuel Lover, The Gridiron: Or, Paddy Mullowney's travels in France‎^[2], page 9223:

     Well, the last bishkit was sarved out, and by gor, the wather itself was all gone at last, and we passed the night mighty cowld.

   • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 418:

     […] "by Gor! You must stop dat dam racket! […] And, by Gor, none of you has de right to dat whale; […] .

   • 1858, George Lippard, The Quaker Soldier, Or, The British in Philadelphia: An Historical Novel‎^[3], page 371:

     Oh Gor Almighty you be one good Gor Almighty, and dis nigga tankee you, and dis nigga promise to be one good nigga, and neber to cuss no more. Oh good Gor Almighty!

   • 1947, Cecil Day-Lewis (as Nicholas Blake), Minute for Murder‎^[4]:

     Gor Lumme! Now I've done it! That's too much, Blount."

   • 2015, Eddie Robbert, Heads Win, Tail Lose, page 96:

     "Gor, Blimey," Burns curses, looking over his shoulder at his boss, "Here's what they've been hiding, Sir."

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		گور
Arabic		ҝор

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Persian [script needed] (gpl /⁠gabr⁠/)

Persian گورbor.

Azerbaijani gor

Borrowed from Persian گور.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟor]

• Audio:

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Noun

gor (definite accusative goru, plural gorlar)

1. grave (now mostly in idiomatic expressions); the afterlife

   Synonyms: qəbir, məzar

   Dədəmin goru! ― [I swear on] my father's grave!

   Goruna od qalansın! ― Damn you! Be damned! (literally, “May a fire be made upon your grave!”)

   Gorun çatlasın! ― Damn you! Be damned! (literally, “May your grave crack!”)

   goruna aparmaq ― to take something along to the afterlife/grave

   Neynəyirsən bu qədər pulu, goruna aparacaqsan? ― What do you need this much money for, are you going to take it with you to the grave?

   cəhənnəmə-gora (exclamation) ― to hell with it

   üzünü gor görsün! ― Damn you! May you die! (literally, “May the grave see your face!”)

   goruna and içmək ― to swear on [someone's] grave

   gor əzabı çəkmək ― to experience/suffer death throes

   gora salamat baş aparmayacaq ― s/he's in big trouble; s/he is screwed (literally, “S/he won't keep his/her head safely until the grave.”)

Declension

Declension of gor

	singular	plural
nominative	gor	gorlar
definite accusative	goru	gorları
dative	gora	gorlara
locative	gorda	gorlarda
ablative	gordan	gorlardan
definite genitive	gorun	gorların

Possessive forms of gor

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	gorum	gorlarım
sənin (“your”)	gorun	gorların
onun (“his/her/its”)	goru	gorları
bizim (“our”)	gorumuz	gorlarımız
sizin (“your”)	gorunuz	gorlarınız
onların (“their”)	goru or gorları	gorları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	gorumu	gorlarımı
sənin (“your”)	gorunu	gorlarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	gorunu	gorlarını
bizim (“our”)	gorumuzu	gorlarımızı
sizin (“your”)	gorunuzu	gorlarınızı
onların (“their”)	gorunu or gorlarını	gorlarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	goruma	gorlarıma
sənin (“your”)	goruna	gorlarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	goruna	gorlarına
bizim (“our”)	gorumuza	gorlarımıza
sizin (“your”)	gorunuza	gorlarınıza
onların (“their”)	goruna or gorlarına	gorlarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	gorumda	gorlarımda
sənin (“your”)	gorunda	gorlarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	gorunda	gorlarında
bizim (“our”)	gorumuzda	gorlarımızda
sizin (“your”)	gorunuzda	gorlarınızda
onların (“their”)	gorunda or gorlarında	gorlarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	gorumdan	gorlarımdan
sənin (“your”)	gorundan	gorlarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	gorundan	gorlarından
bizim (“our”)	gorumuzdan	gorlarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	gorunuzdan	gorlarınızdan
onların (“their”)	gorundan or gorlarından	gorlarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	gorumun	gorlarımın
sənin (“your”)	gorunun	gorlarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	gorunun	gorlarının
bizim (“our”)	gorumuzun	gorlarımızın
sizin (“your”)	gorunuzun	gorlarınızın
onların (“their”)	gorunun or gorlarının	gorlarının

Derived terms

• bir ayağı burda, bir ayağı gorda (“one foot in the grave”)
• gora getmək, gora girmək, gor yuxusuna getmək
• gorbagor
  • gorbagor etmək
  • gorbagor olmaq
• goru var ki, kəfəni də olsun (“to be broke”)
• iynə ilə gor qazmaq

Further reading

• “gor” in Obastan.com.

Basque

Noun

gor anim

1. deaf

Caribbean Hindustani

Etymology

From Bhojpuri गोड़ (gōṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *goḍḍas.

Noun

gor

1. (anatomy) foot

References

• Beknopt Nederland-Sarnami Woordenboek met Sarnami Hindoestani-Nederlanse Woordenlijst‎^[5] (in Dutch), Paramaribo: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, 2002

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German gare (inflected garw-), from Old High German garo. Compare German gar.

Adjective

gor

1. (Erzgebirgisch) cooked, done (of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption)
2. (Erzgebirgisch) (of a metal) refined

Adverb

gor

1. (Erzgebirgisch) (chiefly in the negative) at all; even
2. (Erzgebirgisch) (chiefly formal or literary) even; expressing a climax
3. (Erzgebirgisch) (chiefly formal or literary) even; expressing a climax

Further reading

• Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[6] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gor, from Proto-Germanic *gurą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-.

Noun

gor n (genitive singular gors, uncountable)

1. visceral contents of ruminants

Declension

n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gor	gorið
accusative	gor	gorið
dative	gori	gorinum
genitive	gors	gorsins

Derived terms

• gorhungraður

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

gor

1. first/third-person singular preterite of gären

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡɔɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡɞɾˠ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish guirid, from Proto-Celtic *gʷorīti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰoréyeti, causative of *gʷʰer- (“warm”).

Verb

gor (present analytic gorann, future analytic gorfaidh, verbal noun goradh, past participle gortha)

1. to hatch, incubate, brood
2. to warm, heat, burn
3. to cause to blush

Conjugation

Conjugation of gor (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	goraim	gorann tú; gorair†	gorann sé, sí	goraimid; gorann muid	gorann sibh	gorann siad; goraid†	a ghorann; a ghoras	gortar
past	ghor mé; ghoras	ghor tú; ghorais	ghor sé, sí	ghoramar; ghor muid	ghor sibh; ghorabhair	ghor siad; ghoradar	a ghor	goradh
past habitual	ghorainn / gorainn‡	ghortá / gortá‡	ghoradh sé, sí / goradh sé, sí‡	ghoraimis; ghoradh muid / goraimis‡; goradh muid‡	ghoradh sibh / goradh sibh‡	ghoraidís; ghoradh siad / goraidís‡; goradh siad‡	a ghoradh	ghortaí / gortaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	gorfaidh mé; gorfad	gorfaidh tú; gorfair†	gorfaidh sé, sí	gorfaimid; gorfaidh muid	gorfaidh sibh	gorfaidh siad; gorfaid†	a ghorfaidh; a ghorfas	gorfar
conditional	ghorfainn / gorfainn‡	ghorfá / gorfá‡	ghorfadh sé, sí / gorfadh sé, sí‡	ghorfaimis; ghorfadh muid / gorfaimis‡; gorfadh muid‡	ghorfadh sibh / gorfadh sibh‡	ghorfaidís; ghorfadh siad / gorfaidís‡; gorfadh siad‡	a ghorfadh	ghorfaí / gorfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go ngora mé; go ngorad†	go ngora tú; go ngorair†	go ngora sé, sí	go ngoraimid; go ngora muid	go ngora sibh	go ngora siad; go ngoraid†	—	go ngortar
past	dá ngorainn	dá ngortá	dá ngoradh sé, sí	dá ngoraimis; dá ngoradh muid	dá ngoradh sibh	dá ngoraidís; dá ngoradh siad	—	dá ngortaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	goraim	gor	goradh sé, sí	goraimis	goraigí; goraidh†	goraidís	—	gortar
past participle	gortha
verbal noun	goradh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

• gorach
• gorachas
• goraí
• goraíocht

Further reading

• “gor”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “goraim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 378
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish gor, from Proto-Celtic *gʷoros, a noun from the same root of the verb in Etymology 1 above.

Noun

gor m (genitive singular goir, uncountable)

1. incubation (sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young), the heat of incubation
2. broodiness (of hens etc.)
3. matter, pus

   Synonyms: brach, angadh

4. inflammation (medical condition)

   Synonym: athlasadh

Declension

Declension of gor (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative gor vocative a ghoir genitive goir dative gor forms with the definite article singular nominative an gor genitive an ghoir dative leis an ngor don ghor

Derived terms

• ar gor (“hatching; waiting impatiently, burning with desire”)
• cearc ghoir (“sitting hen, mother hen”)
• goirín
• máthair ghoir (“core of an abscess”)
• tréimhse ghoir (“incubation period”)

Further reading

• “gor”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “gor”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 378
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Mutation

Mutated forms of gor

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gor	ghor	ngor

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English gār, from Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.

Alternative forms

• gar, gare, gær

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔːr/
• (early) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːr/

Noun

gor (plural *gores)

1. (poetic, chiefly Early Middle English) A weapon (especially one with a sharp point, such as a spear or sword)

Related terms

• alger
• garfysche
• garlek
• goren
• nauger

Descendants

• English: gar (clipping of garfish; compare pike)
• ⇒ Middle English: garfysche
  • English: garfish
  • Scots: gairfish

References

• “gōre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 July 2018.

Etymology 2

Noun

gor

1. alternative form of gore (“muck”)

Etymology 3

Verb

gor

1. alternative form of goren

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh guor, from Proto-Brythonic *gwor, Proto-Celtic *uɸer (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér. Cognate with Irish for.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡor/

Preposition

gor

1. over
2. next to

Descendants

• Welsh: ger

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoːr/

Noun

gor m

1. grave

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gor, from Proto-Germanic *gurą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-.

Cognate with Old High German gor, Middle (and modern) Dutch goor, Old Norse gor, and outside the Germanic languages with Welsh gôr (“pus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡor/
• Rhymes: -or

Noun

gor n

1. dirt, dung, feces

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	gor	—
accusative	gor	—
genitive	gores	—
dative	gore	—

Descendants

• Middle English: gore, gorre, gor
  • English: gore
  • Scots: goor, gure

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• gur
• gorr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gurą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm; hot”).

Noun

gor n

1. intestines
2. the cud in animals; (half-digested) intestinal contents
3. filth, dung
4. peat, silt earth, etc.

Declension

Declension of gor (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gor	gorit	gor	gorin
accusative	gor	gorit	gor	gorin
dative	gori	gorinu	gorum	gorunum
genitive	gors	gorsins	gora	goranna

Descendants

• ⇒ Old Norse: gjǫr (←*gerva-)
• Faroese: gor
• Icelandic: gor, gorr; gjör
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gørr, gorr, gor, gaur
    • ⇒ Norwegian Bokmål: gyrja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gørr
• Old Danish: gorr, gor
  • Danish: gorr, gor
• Old Swedish: gorr, gor
  • Swedish: gor, gohr, gorr, gur, guhr, gurr, gyr, gyhr, gyrr, går, gåhr, gårr, gör, göhr, görr, gaur
    • ⇒ Swedish: gorra, gårra
    • ⇒ Swedish: gorrig, gårrig
    • Gothenburghian gör
    • ⇒ Swedish: gård-
  • ⇒ Old Swedish: giöria
    • Swedish: görja, giörja
  • ⇒ Old Swedish: giöriod
    • Swedish: görji, görjog, giörjod, gyrjoger

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “gor”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Rohingya

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-

Proto-Indo-European *-néwti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥náwti

Sanskrit कृ॒णोति॑ (kṛṇóti)

Sanskrit क॒रोति॑ (karóti)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 (karoti)

Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei)

Rohingya gor

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 (karoti), from Sanskrit क॒रोति॑ (karóti), from कृ॒णोति॑ (kṛṇóti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- + *-néwti.

Cognate with Bengali করা (kora).

Verb

gor

1. to do

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Slovene

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ̀ːr/

Adverb

gór

1. up, upwards

   Synonym: navzgor

   Antonym: dól

Further reading

• “gor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “gor”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔr/

Noun

gor

1. soft mutation of cor

Mutation

Mutated forms of cor

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cor	gor	nghor	chor

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.