koor

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch koor, from Middle Dutch côor.

Noun

koor (plural kore, diminutive koortjie)

  1. (music) choir, vocal ensemble

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch côor, from Latin chorus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: koor
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

koor n (plural koren, diminutive koortje n)

  1. (music) choir, vocal ensemble
  2. (architecture) choir, part of a church building
  3. chorus

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: koor
  • Indonesian: kor (choir, vocal ensemble)
  • Papiamentu: kor, koor

Further reading

  • koor” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koori.

Noun

koor (genitive koore, partitive koort)

  1. bark
  2. peel
  3. cream
Declension

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German kōr, ultimately from Latin chorus.

Noun

koor (genitive koori, partitive koori)

  1. choir
Declension

Further reading

Wolof

Noun

koor (definite form koor gi)

  1. the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Ramadan
  2. fast

References

  • Fal, Arame; Santos, Rosine; Doneux, Jean Léonce (1990) Dictionnaire wolof-français, Paris: Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 112
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