Hure

See also: hure and hüre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German huore, from Old High German huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kāro-, *keh₂ro- (dear, loved). Cognate with Dutch hoer, English whore, Danish hore, Swedish hora.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːʁə/
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Noun

Hure f (genitive Hure, plural Huren, diminutive Hürchen n or Hürlein n, masculine Hurer or Hurenbock) (masculine forms denote clients)

  1. (mildly vulgar) whore (prostitute) (female)
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) whore; slut (sexually unreserved woman); fornicatrix, fornicator (female)

Declension

Synonyms

High register Low register
Prostituierte f Nutte f
Metze f Flittchen n
Buhldirne f Dirne f
Lustdirne f Nudelschnecke f
Freudenmädchen f Hübschlerin f
Liebedienerin f
Liebesdienerin f

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Hure in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Hure

  1. plural of Hur
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