korner

See also: Korner and Körner

Cebuano

Etymology

From English corner, from Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere, from Old French corne (“corner, angle”, literally “a horn, projecting point”), from Vulgar Latin *corna (“horn”), from Latin cornua, plural of cornū (“projecting point, end, horn”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kor‧ner

Noun

korner

1. a corner

   Synonyms: eskina, kanto, suok

Verb

korner

1. to corner; to drive (someone) into a corner or other confined space
2. to trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment

Middle English

Noun

korner

1. alternative form of corner

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English corner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôrner/
• Hyphenation: kor‧ner

Noun

kȍrner m inan (Cyrillic spelling ко̏рнер)

1. (soccer) corner kick
2. (economics) joint monopoly by agreement between traders

Declension

Declension of korner

	singular	plural
nominative	kȍrner	kȍrneri
genitive	kornera	kȍrnērā
dative	korneru	kornerima
accusative	korner	kornere
vocative	korneru	korneri
locative	korneru	kornerima
instrumental	kornerom	kornerima

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English corner, from Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere, from Old French corne (“corner, angle”, literally “a horn, projecting point”), from Vulgar Latin *corna (“horn”), from Latin cornua, plural of cornū (“projecting point, end, horn”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾneɾ/ [ˈkoɾ.n̪ɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾneɾ
• Syllabification: kor‧ner

Noun

korner (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜇ᜔)

1. corner (point where two converging lines meet)

   Synonyms: sulok, kanto, eskina

2. act of cornering (driving into a corner)

   Synonyms: sukol, pikot

Derived terms

• kornerin
• makorner

Further reading

• “korner”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025