koer

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):

• hof
• tuin

(courtyard):

• binnenkoer
• binnenplaats

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

Estonian

koer (Labrador)

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 (ÕS type 23i/koer, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		koer	koerad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	koera
genitive			koerte
partitive		koera	koeri koerasid
illative		koera koerasse	koertesse koerisse
inessive		koeras	koertes koeris
elative		koerast	koertest koerist
allative		koerale	koertele koerile
adessive		koeral	koertel koeril
ablative		koeralt	koertelt koerilt
translative		koeraks	koerteks koeriks
terminative		koerani	koerteni
essive		koerana	koertena
abessive		koerata	koerteta
comitative		koeraga	koertega

Declension of koer (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		koer	koerad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	koera
genitive			koerade
partitive		koera	koeri koerasid
illative		koera koerasse	koeradesse koerisse
inessive		koeras	koerades koeris
elative		koerast	koeradest koerist
allative		koerale	koeradele koerile
adessive		koeral	koeradel koeril
ablative		koeralt	koeradelt koerilt
translative		koeraks	koeradeks koeriks
terminative		koerani	koeradeni
essive		koerana	koeradena
abessive		koerata	koeradeta
comitative		koeraga	koeradega

Synonyms

• peni

Derived terms

• koeratoit

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuə̯r/

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