geur

Dutch

Etymology

Related to Dutch goor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣøːr/
  • Rhymes: -øːr
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Noun

geur m (plural geuren, diminutive geurtje n)

  1. A scent, smell, odour, odor.
  2. (figuratively) (notably the diminutive, with the indefinite article: een geurtje) An appearance, something associated, especially in a negative sense
    Ik betrouw dat zaakje niet, er zit een geurtje aan!
    I don't trust that affair, there's something fishy about it!

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • geurder m
  • geurmaker m
  • geur van heiligheid m
  • lijfgeur m
  • geurig
  • geurkaars
  • geurloos

Verb

geur

  1. first-person singular present indicative of geuren
  2. imperative of geuren

Irish

Adjective

geur (genitive singular masculine géir, genitive singular feminine géire, plural geura, comparative géire)

  1. Obsolete spelling of géar

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
geur gheur ngeur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gér (compare Irish géar, Manx gear, geayr, geyre).

Adjective

geur (comparative gèire)

  1. sharp, keen
  2. pungent, acute, virulent
  3. poignant
  4. shrill
  5. bright (intelligent)
  6. incisive
  7. sour, tart
  8. sharp (music)

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
geurgheur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “gér” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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