corra

Galician

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kom-rigā (“binding, bond”). Akin to Old Irish cuimrech (“binding”) and Breton kevre.

Alternative forms

• corre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkora̝/

Noun

corra f (plural corras)

1. twisted stick (usually of wicker or of other flexible wood) used for binding of for making baskets

   Synonyms: biorto, corriza, costrán, xostra, vencello, vincallo

2. strap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

corra

1. inflection of correr:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “corra”, in Dicionario 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), “corre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “corra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Irish

Noun

corra f pl

1. nominative/dative plural of corr

Adjective

corra

1. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of corr

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
corra	chorra	gcorra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian

Verb

corra

1. inflection of correre:
   1. first-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Carro, carro

Portuguese

Verb

corra

1. inflection of correr:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔrˠə/

Etymology 1

A form of còrr, from Middle Irish corr (“protruding, pointed”), from Proto-Celtic *kurros (“pointed, angled”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“bend, curve”). Compare Irish corr.

Adjective

corra (comparative corra)

1. odd, occasional

   corra phinnt còmhla ris na co-obraichean aige ― an occasional pint with his workmates

   mar a rinn iad corra uair eile ― as they did several other times/on several other occasions

Usage notes

• Unlike the majority of Scottish Gaelic adjectives, corra precedes the noun and lenites it.

  Chan eil ach corra chothrom agam sin a dhèanamh. ― I only have an occasional opportunity to do that.

• It can also convey the meaning of a few, but the following noun is still in the singular:

  corra bhliadhna fhathast ― a few years yet

Derived terms

• corra uair (“occasionally”)

Noun

corra m (plural corran)

1. Used as a first part of compounds derived from còrr, relating to extremities, points, leftovers, superfluous items etc., sometimes with uncertain meaning.
2. Used as a first part of compounds for small animals such as insects.

Derived terms

• cabar-corra (“superfluous rafter”)
• corra-bhainne (“cranefly”)
• corra-biod (“tiptoes”)
• corra-chagailte (“salamander; figures seen in embers”)
• corra-chòsag (“woodlouse, slater”)
• corra-mhàg (“earwig”)

 

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish corr, from Proto-Celtic *korxsā (compare Welsh crychydd (“heron”)).

Noun

corra f (genitive singular corra, plural corran)

1. Used as a first part of compounds for birds akin to cranes, herons, or storks.

   cha suaicheantas corra air cladach ― water is wet (literally, “a heron on the shore is not a novelty”)

Derived terms

• corra na h-easgann (“crane, bittern”)
• corra-bhàn (“stork”)
• corra-ghrian (“bittern”)
• corra-ghritheach (“heron”)
• corra-iasg (“crane, stork”)
• corra-mhonaidh (“crane”)
• corra-sgreuchag (“screech-owl; heron”)

 

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “corra”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “corra”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkora/ [ˈko.ra]
• Rhymes: -ora
• Syllabification: co‧rra

Verb

corra

1. inflection of correr:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative