korki
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse korki from Old Irish corcur (cf. Irish corcra, Welsh porffor), from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).
Pronunciation
Noun
korki m (genitive singular korka, uncountable)
- a sort of lichen (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.), used to produce litmus. Traditionally in the Faroes to extract the purple colour.
Declension
Declension of korki (singular only) | ||
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m1s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | korki | korkin |
accusative | korka | korkan |
dative | korka | korkanum |
genitive | korka | korkans |
Derived terms
Terms derived from korki
- korka (to dye with ~)
- korkagingin (overgrown with ~)
- korkagrót (rock, on which ~ grows)
- korkaheiði (heathland, where ~ grows)
- korkajarn (iron device, to scrape ~ from the rock)
- korkaknetti (prepared loaf of ~)
- korkaknívur (knife to scrape ~)
- korkaleivur (prepared loaf of ~)
- korkalittur (coloured as the colour made from ~)
- korkalitur (purple colour from ~)
- korkanálga (pejorative about women)
- korkareyður (purple red)
- korkaroði (rubescence)
- korkaseggjarhattur (Trichomolopsis rutilans)
- korkaskotin (overgrown with ~)
- korkasteinur (stone with ~)
- korkatrygil (little vat to collect ~)
- korkavaksin (overgrown with ~)
Icelandic
Noun
Ido
Noun
korki
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
korki
- nominative plural of korek
- accusative plural of korek
- vocative plural of korek
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