corr
English
Etymology
Noun
corr (plural corrs)
Further reading
- Eric Partridge (2005) “corr”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 485.
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish corr (“protruding, pointed”), from Proto-Celtic *kurros (“pointed, angled”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“bend, curve”), if the development were similar to *kew-ro- >> *ku-ro- >> Proto-Celtic *kur-so- >> *kurros (“pointed, angled”); see also Latin curvus. Cognate with Welsh cwr (“corner, edge”).[2]
Noun
corr f (genitive singular coirre, nominative plural corra)
Declension
Derived terms
Adjective
corr (genitive singular masculine corr, genitive singular feminine coirre, plural corra, comparative coirre)
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | corr | chorr | corra; chorra² | |
Vocative | chorr | corra | ||
Genitive | coirre | corra | corr | |
Dative | corr; chorr¹ |
chorr | corra; chorra² | |
Comparative | níos coirre | |||
Superlative | is coirre |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- cluiche corr
- corr-
- corrán (“sickle”)
- duine corr
- éan corr (“crank, eccentric”)
- tomhas corr (“bastard size”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish corr, from Proto-Celtic *korxsā (compare Welsh crychydd (“heron”)). Ultimately onomatopoeic in origin; possibly related to cearc (“hen”).
Noun
corr f (genitive singular coirre, nominative plural corra)
- heron
- (specifically) grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Synonyms: corr ghlas, corr réisc, corr riasc
- crane, stork
- (figuratively) long-necked person
Declension
Derived terms
- corr bhán (“white stork”)
- corr ghlas
- corr leitheadach (“spoonbill”)
- corr mhara (“nestling of gannet”)
- corr mhóna (“crane”)
- corr réisc
- corr riasc
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
corr f (genitive singular coirre, nominative plural corra)
- sand lance
- Synonyms: corr ghainimh, corr ghobach, corr shéanta
Declension
Derived terms
- corr charraige (“rock-eel”)
- corr ghainimh
- corr ghobach
- corr shéanta
- corr uaine (“garfish”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
corr | chorr | gcorr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 267, page 95
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kurro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
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