cor

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Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

cor

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Cornish.

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

A minced oath or dialectal variant of God.

Interjection[edit]

cor

  1. (Cockney UK) Expression of surprise.
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Biblical Hebrew כֹּר‎ (kōr).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor (plural cors)

  1. (historical units of measure) Various former units of volume, particularly:
    1. A Hebrew unit of liquid volume, about equal to 230 L or 60 gallons.
    2. Synonym of homer: approximately the same volume as a dry measure.
    3. A roughly equivalent Phoenician unit of volume.
Synonyms[edit]
Meronyms[edit]
  • (liquid volume): log (1⁄720 cor); cab, kab (1⁄180 cor); hin (1⁄60 cor); bath (1⁄10 cor)
  • (dry volume): See homer

Further reading[edit]

See also[edit]

terms unrelated etymologically

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Catalan cor, from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

Noun[edit]

cor m (plural cors)

  1. heart
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Suits in Catalan · colls (layout · text)
cors diamants piques trèvols

Etymology 2[edit]

Probably borrowed from Latin chorus (14th century), from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).

Noun[edit]

cor m (plural cors)

  1. chorus
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French cor, corn, from Latin cornu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor m (plural cors)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese coor (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin color, colōrem.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkoɾ], [ˈkoːɾ]

Noun[edit]

cor f (plural cores)

  1. color, hue
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese cor (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor m (plural cores)

  1. (archaic) heart
    Synonym: corazón
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor m (plural cores)

  1. Alternative form of calor

References[edit]

  • “cor” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “coor” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “coor” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “cor” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “cor” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “cor” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish cor (“act of putting”), verbal noun of fo·ceird (“to put”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor m (genitive singular coir, nominative plural cora or coranna)

  1. twist, turn, turning movement
  2. (fishing) cast; haul from cast
  3. (music) lively turn; lively air
  4. (dance) reel

Declension[edit]

Declension of cor

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cor cora
Vocative a choir a chora
Genitive coir cor
Dative cor cora

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cor na cora
Genitive an choir na gcor
Dative leis an gcor

don chor

leis na cora

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor m (genitive singular coir, nominative plural coir)

  1. agreement, contract; guarantee, pledge

Declension[edit]

Declension of cor

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cor coir
Vocative a choir a chora
Genitive coir cor
Dative cor coir

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cor na coir
Genitive an choir na gcor
Dative leis an gcor

don chor

leis na coir

Noun[edit]

cor m (genitive singular coir)

  1. verbal noun of coir
  2. tiredness, exhaustion

Declension[edit]

Declension of cor

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative cor
Vocative a choir
Genitive coir
Dative cor

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an cor
Genitive an choir
Dative leis an gcor

don chor

Verb[edit]

cor (present analytic corann, future analytic corfaidh, verbal noun coradh, past participle cortha)

  1. turn

Conjugation[edit]

First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present coraim corann tú;
corair† 		corann sé, sí coraimid corann sibh corann siad;
coraid† 		a chorann; a choras /
a gcorann*; a gcoras* 		cortar
past chor mé; choras chor tú; chorais chor sé, sí choramar; chor muid chor sibh; chorabhair chor siad; choradar a chor /
ar chor* 		coradh
past habitual chorainn / gcorainn‡‡ chortá / gcortᇇ choradh sé, sí / gcoradh sé, s퇇 choraimis; choradh muid / gcoraimis‡‡; gcoradh muid‡‡ choradh sibh / gcoradh sibh‡‡ choraidís; choradh siad / gcoraidís‡‡; gcoradh siad‡‡ a choradh /
a gcoradh* 		chortaí / gcorta퇇
future corfaidh mé;
corfad 		corfaidh tú;
corfair† 		corfaidh sé, sí corfaimid;
corfaidh muid 		corfaidh sibh corfaidh siad;
corfaid† 		a chorfaidh; a chorfas /
a gcorfaidh*; a gcorfas* 		corfar
conditional chorfainn / gcorfainn‡‡ chorfá / gcorfᇇ chorfadh sé, sí / gcorfadh sé, s퇇 chorfaimis; chorfadh muid / gcorfaimis‡‡; gcorfadh muid‡‡ chorfadh sibh / gcorfadh sibh‡‡ chorfaidís; chorfadh siad / gcorfaidís‡‡; gcorfadh siad‡‡ a chorfadh /
a gcorfadh* 		chorfaí / gcorfa퇇
subjunctive present go gcora mé;
go gcorad† 		go gcora tú;
go gcorair† 		go gcora sé, sí go gcoraimid;
go gcora muid 		go gcora sibh go gcora siad;
go gcoraid† 		— go gcortar
past dá gcorainn dá gcortá dá gcoradh sé, sí dá gcoraimis;
dá gcoradh muid 		dá gcoradh sibh dá gcoraidís;
dá gcoradh siad 		— dá gcortaí
imperative coraim cor coradh sé, sí coraimis coraigí;
coraidh† 		coraidís — cortar
verbal noun coradh
past participle cortha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cor chor gcor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Istriot[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

Noun[edit]

cor m

  1. heart

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor m (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of core
    • c. 1314, Dante, Inferno 1.13–15:
      Ma poi ch’i’ fui al piè d’un colle giunto, / là dove terminava quella valle / che m’avea di paura il cor compunto, …
      But then, when I had reached the foot of a hill, / there where that valley ended / which had pierced my heart with fear, …

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Italic *kord, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d-. Cognate with Ancient Greek καρδίᾱ (kardíā), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō), Sanskrit हृदय (hṛdaya), Hittite 𒆠𒅕 (kir), Old Church Slavonic срьдьце (srĭdĭce).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor n (genitive cordis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) heart
    Synonym: pectus
  2. (figuratively) soul, mind
    Synonyms: animus, pectus

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun (neuter, i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cor corda
Genitive cordis cordium
cordum
Dative cordī cordibus
Accusative cor corda
Ablative corde cordibus
Vocative cor corda

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Vulgar Latin: *corem m (see there for further descendants)
  • → Romanian: cord

References[edit]

  • cor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “cor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium 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[1], 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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin cornu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor m (oblique plural cors, nominative singular cors, nominative plural cor)

  1. horn (instrument used to produce sound)

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *koros (“casting, a throw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor m (genitive cuir, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of fo·ceird

Inflection[edit]

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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cor chor cor
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

Noun[edit]

cor m (oblique plural cors, nominative singular cors, nominative plural cor)

  1. heart (organ which pumps blood)
  2. heart (metaphorically, human emotion)
    • circa 1145, Bernard de Ventadour, Tant ai mo cor ple de joya:
      Tant ai mo cor ple de joya
      My heart is so full of joy

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coor f, from Latin colōrem m, from Old Latin colos (“covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”). Compare Galician cor and Spanish color.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

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

Noun[edit]

cor f (plural cores)

  1. colour (Commonwealth English), color (American English)
  2. complexion
Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cor.

Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: kor

Etymology 2[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

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

Noun[edit]

cor m (plural cores)

  1. heart
Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Colors in 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             
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo 		             azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás 		             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

References[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Greek χορός (chorós, “dance”), or borrowed from Latin chorus, Italian coro, German Chor.

Noun[edit]

cor n (plural coruri)

  1. choir, chorus (group of singers)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cor
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) cor corul (niște) coruri corurile
genitive/dative (unui) cor corului (unor) coruri corurilor
vocative corule corurilor
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

cor n (plural coruri)

  1. a gathering, circle, society
  2. a bunch of hay arranged in squares or circles for making haybales
Declension[edit]
Declension of cor
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) cor corul (niște) coruri corurile
genitive/dative (unui) cor corului (unor) coruri corurilor
vocative corule corurilor
See also[edit]

Romansch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

Noun[edit]

cor m (plural cors)

  1. (anatomy) heart

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish cor (“act of putting, placing; setting up, etc.; act of throwing, casting; act of letting go, discarding; leap, twist; throw (in wrestling); twist, coil; twist, detour, circuit in road, etc.; tune, melody; contract; surety, guarantor; act of overthrowing, defeating; defeat, reverse; state, condition, plight; act of tiring; tiredness, fatigue”), verbal noun of fo·ceird (“sets, puts, places; throws, casts; casts down, overthrows; puts forth, emits, sends out; launches; utters, makes; raises (a shout, cry); performs, executes, wages”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor m (genitive singular coir or cuir)

  1. condition, state
    Dè do chor? ― How are you? (literally: "what's your condition?")
  2. condition, eventuality, circumstance
    air chor sam bith ― on any condition, on any account
    air chor 's gu ― on condition that (cf also derived terms)
  3. method, manner
  4. custom
  5. surety
  6. term or condition of a treaty
  7. progress

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cor chor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “cor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish cor, cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

cor m (plural cores)

  1. (obsolete) heart
    Synonym: corazón

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Venetian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n. Compare Italian cuore.

Noun[edit]

cor m (plural cori)

  1. heart

Related terms[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *korr (compare Old Cornish cor, Middle Breton corr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cor m (plural corrod)

  1. dwarf, pygmy, little urchin
  2. spider; shrew

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cor gor nghor chor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

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

Zazaki[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to Northern Kurdish jor.

Noun[edit]

cor

  1. top (uppermost part)
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