cor

See also:Appendix:Variations of "cor"

Translingual

Symbol

cor

1. (international standards)ISO 639-2&ISO 639-3language codeforCornish.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American,Canada)IPA^(key):/kɔɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/kɔː/

• Audio(Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes:-ɔː(ɹ)
• Homophones:corps;core(horse–hoarsemerger);caw(non-rhotic)

Etymology 1

A minced oath or dialectal variant ofGod.

Interjection

cor

1. (CockneyUK)Expression ofsurprise.
   • 1960,P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse,chapter VII, inJeeves in the Offing,London:Herbert Jenkins,→OCLC:

     […]She perused it with an interested eye and having mastered its contents said, “Corchase my Aunt Fanny up a gum tree,” adding that you never knew what was going to happen next these days.

Synonyms

• SeeThesaurus:wow

Related terms

• cor blimey

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromBiblical Hebrewכֹּר(kōr).

Alternative forms

• kor,core

Noun

cor(pluralcors)

1. (historicalunits of measure)Variousformerunitsofvolume,particularly:
   1. AHebrewunitofliquidvolume,aboutequalto 230Lor 60gallons.
   2. Synonym ofhomer:approximatelythesamevolumeas adrymeasure.
   3. AroughlyequivalentPhoenicianunitofvolume.

Synonyms

• homer,omer

Meronyms

• (liquid volume):log(¹⁄₇₂₀cor);cab,kab(¹⁄₁₈₀cor);hin(¹⁄₆₀cor);bath(¹⁄₁₀cor)
• (dry volume):Seehomer

Further reading

• "Weights and Measures"atOxford Biblical Studies Online

See also

terms unrelated etymologically

• cor bovinum
• cor pulmonale
• cor triatriatum

Anagrams

• R.O.C.,orc,Orc,cro,ORC,roc,OCR,CRO,RoC,R. O. C.,ROC

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈkoɾ/[ˈkoɾ]

Noun

corm(pluralcores)

1. (obsolete)Alternative form ofcuer

Catalan

Etymology 1

InheritedfromOld Catalancor,fromVulgar Latin*coremm,fromLatincorn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Valencia)[ˈkɔr]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic,most parts)[ˈkɔr],(some parts of Menorca)[ˈkɔ]

Noun

corm(pluralcors)

1. heart

Derived terms

• amb l'ai al cor
• cor-robat(“captivated”)
• dir-ho de tot cor(“to say it with all the heart; to be sincere”)
• veure's amb cor

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed fromLatinchorus(14th century), fromAncient Greekχορός(khorós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central)[ˈkɔr]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic)[ˈkɔ]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈkɔɾ]

Noun

corm(pluralcors)

1. chorus

Derived terms

• coral
• corejar
• corista

Further reading

• “cor”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cor”inDiccionari català-valencià-balear,Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “cor”,inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana,2025
• “cor”inDiccionari normatiu valencià,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

French

Etymology

InheritedfromOld Frenchcor,corn,fromLatincornū,ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*ḱer-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kɔʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones:corps,cors

Noun

corm(pluralcors)

1. horn(musical instrument)
2. corn(of the foot)

Derived terms

• à cor et à cri
• cor anglais
• cor de chasse
• cor des Alpes
• cor double
• cor d’harmonie
• cor naturel
• cor simple
• cor triple

Related terms

• cornu

Further reading

• “cor”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Anagrams

• roc

Galician

Etymology 1

InheritedfromOld Galician-Portuguesecoor(13th century,Cantigas de Santa Maria), fromLatincolor, colōrem.

Alternative forms

• color

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈkoɾ],[ˈkoːɾ]
• Rhymes:-oɾ
• Hyphenation:cor

Noun

corf(pluralcores)

1. color,hue

Derived terms

• de cor

Etymology 2

InheritedfromOld Galician-Portuguesecor(13th century,Cantigas de Santa Maria), fromVulgar Latin*coremm,fromLatincorn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈkɔɾ]

Noun

corm(pluralcores)

1. (archaic)heart

   Synonym:corazón

Related terms

• acorar
• corazón

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈkɔɾ]

Noun

corm(pluralcores)

1. Alternative form ofcalor

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo(2006–2022) “cor”,inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo(2006–2022) “coor”,inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “coor”,inCorpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,editor (2006–2013), “cor”,inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega[Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,editors (2003–2018), “cor”,inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco,editor (2014–2024), “cor”,inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN

Indonesian

Etymology

FromJavaneseꦕꦺꦴꦂ(cor).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)IPA^(key):/ˈt͡ʃor/[ˈt͡ʃor]
• Rhymes:-or
• Syllabification:cor

Verb

cor

1. topour(molten steel, cement, sand, etc.)

   Synonym:tuang

2. tocastmetal

Derived terms

• mengecor
• pengecoran

Further reading

• “cor”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Irish

Etymology

FromOld Irishcor(“act of putting”),verbal noun offo·ceird(“to put”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster)IPA^(key):/kɞɾˠ/
• (Ulster)IPA^(key):/kʌɾˠ/

Noun

corm(genitive singularcoir,nominative pluralcoraorcoranna)

1. twist,turn, turning movement
2. (fishing)cast;haulfrom cast
3. (music)livelyturn;livelyair
4. (dance)reel

Declension

Declension ofcor(first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cor cora vocative achoir achora genitive coir cor dative cor cora forms with thedefinite article singular plural nominative ancor nacora genitive anchoir nagcor dative leis angcor donchor leis nacora

• Alternative plural:coranna

Derived terms

• ar aon chor(“anyway, at any rate”)
• ar chor ar bith(“at all”)
• ar chor éigin(“somehow”)
• ar gach aon chor(“at every turn; in every respect”)
• as cor(“out of order”)
• cor bealaighm(“detour”)
• cor beirtem(“two-hand reel”)
• cor caintem(“turn of phrase”)
• cor ceathrairm(“four-hand reel”)
• cor coraíochtam(“wrestling turn”)
• cor éiscm(“haul of fish”)
• cor i mbiam(“contamination in food”)
• cor iomrascálam(“wrestling turn”)
• cor línm(“cast of net”)
• cor na péistem(“cable-stitch”)
• cor na siógm(“fairy reel”)
• cor ochtairm(“eight-hand reel”)
• den chor seo(“at this turn of events, this time”)
• in aon chor(“at all”)
• líon coirm(“casting-net”)

Noun

corm(genitive singularcoir,nominative pluralcoir)

1. agreement,contract;guarantee,pledge

Declension

Declension ofcor(first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cor coir vocative achoir achora genitive coir cor dative cor coir forms with thedefinite article singular plural nominative ancor nacoir genitive anchoir nagcor dative leis angcor donchor leis nacoir

Noun

corm(genitive singularcoir)

1. verbal nounofcoir
2. tiredness,exhaustion

Declension

Declension ofcor(first declension,no plural)

bare forms singular nominative cor vocative achoir genitive coir dative cor forms with thedefinite article singular nominative ancor genitive anchoir dative leis angcor donchor

Verb

cor(present analyticcorann,future analyticcorfaidh,verbal nouncoradh,past participlecortha)

1. turn

Conjugation

conjugation ofcor(first conjugation– A)

verbal noun	coradh
past participle	cortha
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	coraim	coranntú; corair†	corannsé, sí	coraimid	corannsibh	corannsiad; coraid†	achorann;achoras/ agcorann*	cortar
past	chormé;choras	chortú;chorais	chorsé, sí	choramar;chormuid	chorsibh;chorabhair	chorsiad;choradar	achor/ archor*	coradh
past habitual	chorainn/gcorainn‡‡	chortá/gcortᇇ	choradhsé, sí /gcoradhsé, s퇇	choraimis;choradhmuid /gcoraimis‡‡;gcoradhmuid‡‡	choradhsibh /gcoradhsibh‡‡	choraidís;choradhsiad /gcoraidís‡‡;gcoradhsiad‡‡	achoradh/ agcoradh*	chortaí/gcorta퇇
future	corfaidhmé; corfad	corfaidhtú; corfair†	corfaidhsé, sí	corfaimid; corfaidhmuid	corfaidhsibh	corfaidhsiad; corfaid†	achorfaidh;achorfas/ agcorfaidh*	corfar
conditional	chorfainn/gcorfainn‡‡	chorfá/gcorfᇇ	chorfadhsé, sí /gcorfadhsé, s퇇	chorfaimis;chorfadhmuid /gcorfaimis‡‡;gcorfadhmuid‡‡	chorfadhsibh /gcorfadhsibh‡‡	chorfaidís;chorfadhsiad /gcorfaidís‡‡;gcorfadhsiad‡‡	achorfadh/ agcorfadh*	chorfaí/gcorfa퇇
subjunctive
present	gogcoramé; gogcorad†	gogcoratú; gogcorair†	gogcorasé, sí	gogcoraimid; gogcoramuid	gogcorasibh	gogcorasiad; gogcoraid†	—	gogcortar
past	dágcorainn	dágcortá	dágcoradhsé, sí	dágcoraimis; dágcoradhmuid	dágcoradhsibh	dágcoraidís; dágcoradhsiad	—	dágcortaí
imperative
–	coraim	cor	coradhsé, sí	coraimis	coraigí; coraidh†	coraidís	—	cortar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that triggereclipsis

Synonyms

• cas

Derived terms

• feoil chorthaf(“tainted meat”)

Mutation

Mutated formsofcor

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cor	chor	gcor

Note:Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall(1977) “cor”,inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla,Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN

Istriot

Alternative forms

• core,cour

Etymology

InheritedfromVulgar Latin*coremm,fromLatincorn.

Noun

corm

1. heart

Italian

Noun

corm(apocopated)

1. Apocopicform ofcore
   • 1300s–1310s,Dante Alighieri,“Canto I”,inInferno[Hell]‎^[1],lines13–15;republished asGiorgio Petrocchi,editor,La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata[The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2],2^ndrevised edition, Florence:publ.Le Lettere,1994:

     Ma poi ch’i’ fui al piè d’un colle giunto,
     là dove terminava quella valle
     che m’avea di paura ilcorcompunto,[…]

     But then, when I had reached the foot of a hill,
     there where that valley ended
     which had pierced myheartwith fear,[…]

Judeo-Tat

Judeo-Tat numbers^(edit)

← 3	4	5 →
Cardinal:cor Ordinal:corimyn

Etymology

InheritedfromClassical Persianچَار(čār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/t͡ʃoɾ/

Numeral

cor

1. four

Coordinate terms

Judeo-Tat cardinal numbers from 0 to 10

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	nol	jəki	dy	sə	cor	pənç	şəş	ħoft	ħəşt	nyh
1—	dəh	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

• Нафталиев, М. Н. (2015) “cor”,inЕ. М. Назарова,editor,Еврейско (джуури)-русский словарь[Juhuri–Russian Dictionary]‎^[3],Moscow:СТМЭГИ,page74a

Latin

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Italic*kord,fromProto-Indo-European*ḱḗr~*ḱr̥d-(“heart”).Cognate withAncient Greekκαρδίᾱ(kardíā),Gothic𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉(hairtō),Old Englishheorte,Englishheart,Sanskritहृदय(hṛdaya),Hittite𒆠𒅕(kir),Old Church Slavonicсрьдьце(srĭdĭce).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈkor/,[ˈkɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈkor/,[ˈkɔr]

Noun

corn(genitivecordis);third declension

1. (anatomy)heart

   Synonym:pectus

2. (figuratively)soul,mind

   Synonyms:animus,pectus

Declension

Third-declensionnoun (neuter, i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	cor	corda
genitive	cordis	cordium cordum
dative	cordī	cordibus
accusative	cor	corda
ablative	corde	cordibus
vocative	cor	corda

Derived terms

• concordia
• concorditās
• concordō
• concors
• corculum
• cordātus
• cordolium
• discordia
• discorditās
• discordō
• discors
• excors
• misericordia
• misericors
• praecordia
• prāvicordius
• prāvicors
• recordor
• socordia
• socorditer
• socors
• vaecors
• vēcordia
• vēcors

Descendants

• Vulgar Latin:*coremm(see there for further descendants)
• →Romanian:cord
• →Old Spanish:coraçon
  • Spanish:corazón

Further reading

• corinGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.
• “cor”,inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cor”,inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary,New York: Harper & Brothers
• "cor",in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis(augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894)Latin Phrase-Book‎^[4],London:Macmillan and Co.
  • I am gradually convinced that..:addūcor, ut credam
    
  • to plunge a dagger, knife in some one's heart:sicam, cultrum in corde alicuius defigere(Liv. 1. 58)
    

Old French

Alternative forms

• corn

Etymology

InheritedfromLatincornū.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈkɔɾ/
• Rhymes:-ɔr

Noun

coroblique singular,m(oblique pluralcors,nominative singularcors,nominative pluralcor)

1. horn(musical instrumentused to produce sound)

Synonyms

• buisine
• corne

Descendants

• French:cor

Old Irish

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Celtic*koros(“casting, a throw”),fromProto-Indo-European*(s)ker-(“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kor/

Noun

corm(genitivecuir,no plural)

1. verbal nounoffo·ceird

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cor	—	—
vocative	cuir	—	—
accusative	corN	—	—
genitive	cuirL	—	—
dative	corL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H= triggers aspiration
• ^L= triggers lenition
• ^N= triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• athchor
• aurchor
• cocur
• dechor
• forcor
• frecor
• immarchor
• taidchor
• tetarcor
• tinchur
• tochor
• tochuiriud

Descendants

• Middle Irish:cor
  • Irish:cor,cur
  • Scottish Gaelic:cur
  • Manx:cur

Mutation

Mutation ofcor

radical	lenition	nasalization
cor	chor	cor pronounced with/ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note:Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Occitan

Etymology

InheritedfromVulgar Latin*coremm,fromLatincorn.

Noun

corm(oblique pluralcors,nominative singularcors,nominative pluralcor)

1. heart(organ which pumps blood)
2. heart(metaphorically, human emotion)
   • c.1145,Bernard de Ventadour,Tant ai mo cor ple de joya:

     Tant ai mocorple de joya

     My heart is so full of joy

Related terms

• coratge

Descendants

• Occitan:còr

Portuguese

Picture dictionary

cor

vermelho

laranja

amarelo

verde

azul

violeta

negro

,preto

cinzento

branco

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Etymology 1

InheritedfromOld Galician-Portuguesecoorf,fromLatincolōremm,fromOld Latincolos(“covering”),fromProto-Indo-European*ḱel-(“to cover, conceal”).CompareGaliciancorandSpanishcolor.

Alternative forms

• côr(pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈkoʁ/[ˈkoh]

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈkoʁ/[ˈkoh]
  • (São Paulo)IPA^(key):/ˈkoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key):/ˈkoʁ/[ˈkoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈkoɻ/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈkoɾ/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈkoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈko.ɾi/

• Rhymes:(Portugal, São Paulo)-oɾ,(Brazil)-oʁ
• Hyphenation:cor

Noun

corf(pluralcores)

1. colour(UK),color(US)
2. complexion

Quotations

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:cor.

Derived terms

• furta-cor

Related terms

• corar
• colorar
• colorir

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole:kor

Etymology 2

InheritedfromVulgar Latin*coremm,fromLatincorn.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈkɔʁ/[ˈkɔh]

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈkɔʁ/[ˈkɔh]
  • (São Paulo)IPA^(key):/ˈkɔɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key):/ˈkɔʁ/[ˈkɔχ]
  • (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈkɔɻ/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈkɔɾ/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈkɔɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈkɔ.ɾi/

• Rhymes:(Portugal, São Paulo)-ɔɾ,(Brazil)-ɔʁ
• Hyphenation:cor

Noun

corm(pluralcores)

1. heart

Related terms

• de cor
• coração

See also

Colorsin Portuguese ·cores(layout·text)

branco,alvo,cândido	cinza,gris, cinzento	preto,negro,atro
vermelho, encarnado,rubro, salmão;carmim	laranja, cor de laranja;castanho, marrom	amarelo,lúteo;creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água;verde-menta
ciano, turquesa;azul-petróleo	azul-bebê,azul-celeste	azul,índigo,anil
violeta, lilás	magenta;roxo,púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa,rosa-choque

References

• “cor”,inDicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa(in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam,2008–2025
• “cor”,inDicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa(in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora,2003–2025

Romanian

Etymology 1

BorrowedfromGreekχορός(chorós,“dance”),or borrowed fromLatinchorus,Italiancoro,GermanChor.Doubletofhoră.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈkor/
• Rhymes:-or

Noun

corn(pluralcoruri)

1. choir(group of singers)

Declension

Declension ofcor

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cor	corul		coruri	corurile
genitive-dative	cor	corului		coruri	corurilor
vocative	corule			corurilor

Alternative forms

• hor,horiu—obsolete

Related terms

• coral
• corist

Etymology 2

InheritedfromLatinchorus,fromAncient Greekχορός(khorós).Doubletofhoră.

Noun

corn(pluralcoruri)

1. (obsolete)gathering,circle,society
2. (Transylvania)Synonym ofhoră(“hora”)
3. (Transylvania)bunch ofhayarranged in squares or circles for makinghaybales

Declension

Declension ofcor

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cor	corul		coruri	corurile
genitive-dative	cor	corului		coruri	corurilor
vocative	corule			corurilor

Alternative forms

• coriu—obsolete

Derived terms

• cori

Further reading

• corinDEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române(Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Romansch

Etymology

InheritedfromVulgar Latin*coremm,fromLatincorn.

Noun

corm(pluralcors)

1. (anatomy)heart

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

FromOld Irishcor,verbal noun offo·ceird(“to set, put”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kʰɔɾ/

Noun

corm(genitive singularcoirorcuir)

1. condition,state

   Dè dochor?
   Cormath.

   How are you?
   I'm fine.
   

   (literally, “What's your condition? Good condition”)

2. condition,eventuality,circumstance

   airchorsam bith―on any condition, on any account

   airchor's gu―on condition that(cf also derived terms)

3. method,manner
4. custom
5. surety
6. termorcondition(of atreaty)
7. progress

Derived terms

• air chor 's gu(“so that/with the result that”)
• air a h-uile cor(“by all means; at all costs”)
• cor-inntinn(“state of mind”)

Mutation

Mutationofcor

radical	lenition
cor	chor

Note:Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “cor”, inFaclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan[The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[5],10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited,→ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cor”,ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish

Etymology

InheritedfromOld Spanishcor, cuer,fromVulgar Latin*coremm,fromLatincorn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈkoɾ/[ˈkoɾ]
• Rhymes:-oɾ
• Syllabification:cor

Noun

corm(pluralcores)

1. (obsolete)heart

   Synonym:corazón

Related terms

• cuerdo

Further reading

• “cor”,inDiccionario de la lengua española[Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8,Royal Spanish Academy[Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Venetan

Etymology

InheritedfromVulgar Latin*coremm,fromLatincorn.Cognate withItaliancuore.

Noun

corm(pluralcori)

1. heart

Related terms

• corexin

Welsh

Etymology

FromMiddle Welshcorr,fromProto-Brythonic*korr(compareOld Cornishcor,Middle Bretoncorr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kɔr/
• Rhymes:-ɔr

Noun

corm(pluralcorrod)

1. dwarf,pygmy,littleurchin

   Synonym:corrach

2. spider

   Synonyms:pryf cop,copyn,corryn

3. (obsolete)shrew(Sorex)

   Synonyms:llyg,chwistlen

Derived terms

• arian cor(“yellow rattle”)
• corbennog(“sprat”)
• corbys(“lentils”)
• cordylluan(“pygmy owl”)
• corfulfran(“pygmy cormorant”)
• corgi(“corgi”)
• corgimwch(“prawn”)
• corhwyad,corhwyaden(“Eurasian teals”)

Mutation

Mutated formsofcor

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cor	gor	nghor	chor

Note:Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cor”,inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online(in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Zazaki

Etymology

Cognate withNorthern Kurdishjor.

Noun

cor

1. top(uppermost part)