koer

See also: köer and kör

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuːr/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from French cour.

Noun

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

(Belgium) garden, yard (usually fenced)
(Belgium) courtyard, yard
(Belgium) schoolyard
(Belgium) toilet, restroom (area)
(Brabantian)
"Juffra, 'k moe dringend naa de koer, of 't is in m'n broek!"
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Synonyms

(garden):

(hof)
(tuin)

(courtyard):

(binnenkoer)
(binnenplaats)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

koerd

Noun

koer m (plural koeren, diminutive koertje n)

(Netherlands, obsolete) someone who guards a watchtower

Derived terms

koerhuis

Etymology 3

Verb

koer

first-person singular present indicative of koeren
imperative of koeren

Estonian

A dog (a Labrador)

Etymology

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

Noun

koer (genitive koera, partitive koera)

dog

Declension

Declension of koer (type koer)

	singular	plural
nominative	koer	koerad
genitive	koera	koerte / koerade
partitive	koera	koeri / koerasid
illative	koera / koerasse	koertesse / koeradesse
inessive	koeras	koertes / koerades
elative	koerast	koertest / koeradest
allative	koerale	koertele / koeradele
adessive	koeral	koertel / koeradel
ablative	koeralt	koertelt / koeradelt
translative	koeraks	koerteks / koeradeks
terminative	koerani	koerteni / koeradeni
essive	koerana	koertena / koeradena
abessive	koerata	koerteta / koeradeta
comitative	koeraga	koertega / koeradega

Synonyms

peni (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

koeratoit

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian korf, from Proto-Germanic *kurbaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuər/

Noun

koer c (plural kuorren, diminutive kuorke)

woven basket
skep, woven beehive

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