Göre

See also: gore, goere, Gore, göre, górę, gøre, and góré

German

Alternative forms

• Gör n

Etymology

From German Low German Göre (17th century). Further origin unknown; possibly from an adjective meaning "small" (Middle High German gōrec, Old High German gōrag), with an original meaning "small helpless creature," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“short”) A relation with English girl, likewise of uncertain origin, is possible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡøːʁə/

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Noun

Göre f (genitive Göre, plural Gören)

1. (possibly derogatory, but usually mild) cheeky young child, brat

Usage notes

• The word most often refers to girls, but this is not necessarily so, particularly not in the plural.

Declension

Declension of Göre [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Göre	die	Gören
genitive	einer	der	Göre	der	Gören
dative	einer	der	Göre	den	Gören
accusative	eine	die	Göre	die	Gören

Further reading

• “Göre” in Duden online
• “Göre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache