côr

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Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin cor.

Noun

côr m (plural côrs)

  1. heart

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin cor.

Noun

côr m (plural côrs)

  1. heart

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, dance, chorus, choir).

Pronunciation

Noun

côr m (plural côrs)

  1. choir

Synonyms


Welsh

Etymology 1

From Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).

Pronunciation

Noun

côr m or f (plural corau)

    1. choir in a church, host of angels, company of bards; assembly, council; tribe, host; religious community; choir, choral society
    2. (Christianity) a society that was both a convent and a seminary, conventual college
    3. faculty, profession
  1. crib, stall
    1. pew (in a church or chapel), stall, box (in a theatre, etc.)
    2. reading-pew, lectern
  2. song
  3. chancel, choir, sanctuary; court; circle, compass, range
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from English quire, falsely interpreted in the sense ‘choir’.

Noun

côr m

  1. quire (of paper)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
côr gôr nghôr chôr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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