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. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koːr/
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  • 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
  • dameskoor
  • gospelkoor
  • kerkkoor
  • kinderkoor
  • koordans
  • koordirigent
  • koorgang
  • koorgestoelte
  • koorknaap
  • koorleider
  • koormaagd
  • koormeisje
  • koorpartij
  • koorzang
  • koorzanger
  • koorzangeres
  • koorzangster
  • mannenkoor
  • popkoor
  • shantykoor

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koori.

Noun

koor (genitive koore, partitive koort)

  1. bark
  2. peel
  3. cream

Declension
Inflection of koor (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative koor koored
accusative koore koored
genitive koore koorte
partitive koort koori
illative koorde
kooresse		 koortesse
koorisse
inessive koores koortes
kooris
elative koorest koortest
koorist
allative koorele koortele
koorile
adessive koorel koortel
kooril
ablative koorelt koortelt
koorilt
translative kooreks koorteks
kooriks
terminative kooreni koorteni
essive koorena koortena
abessive kooreta koorteta
comitative koorega koortega

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German kōr, ultimately from Latin chorus.

Noun

koor (genitive koori, partitive koori)

  1. choir

Declension
Declension of koor (type riik)
singular plural
nominative koor koorid
genitive koori kooride
partitive koori koore / koorisid
illative koori / koorisse kooridesse
inessive kooris koorides
elative koorist kooridest
allative koorile kooridele
adessive kooril kooridel
ablative koorilt kooridelt
translative kooriks koorideks
terminative koorini koorideni
essive koorina kooridena
abessive koorita koorideta
comitative kooriga kooridega
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