kors

See also: KORS, Kors, körs, kõrs, and kõrś

English

Noun

kors

1. plural of kor

Anagrams

• ROKS, S. Kor., orks, roks

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch korst, from Middle Dutch corste, from Latin crusta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrs/

Noun

kors (plural korste, diminutive korsie)

1. crust

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *korks. Cognate with Breton korz and Welsh cors.

Noun

kors (collective, singulative korsen f)

1. reeds

   Synonym: keun

Derived terms

• askall kors (“marsh thistle”)
• helyk an kors (“American pussy willow”)
• kors Eynda (“bamboo”)
• korsen (“cable”)
• madra an kors (“marsh ragwort”)
• teyrdelen an kors (“bogbean, buckbean”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle English cours, from Old French cours, curs, from Latin cursus. Compare Welsh cwrs.

Noun

kors m (plural korsow)

1. course, movement
2. (time) spell

Derived terms

• kors-dyski (“curriculum”)

Mutation

Mutation of kors

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
kors	gors	hors	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Danish

Etymology 1

From Latin crux, whence also kryds. The intermediate steps of borrowing are not clear, as in the case of Swedish kors (see there).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔːrs/, [kʰɒːs]

Noun

kors n (singular definite korset, plural indefinite kors)

1. cross (execution instrument)
2. cross (Christian symbol)
3. cross (difficult burden that a person must bear)

Inflection

Declension of kors

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kors	korset	kors	korsene
genitive	korss	korsets	korss	korsenes

Interjection

kors

1. Generic exclamation of shock.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kors n

1. indefinite genitive singular of kor
2. indefinite genitive plural of kor

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian corso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrs/
• Rhymes: -ɔrs

Noun

kors m (plural korsijiet)

1. course (sequence of events)
2. course, subject (learning program)

Related terms

• kkorseġġja
• kkorsja
• korsa
• korsar (kursar, kursal)
• korsija

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kors n (definite singular korset, indefinite plural kors, definite plural korsa or korsene)

1. a cross

Derived terms

• hakekors
• korsfarer
• korsfeste
• korstog
• Røde Kors
• trekors

References

• “kors” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kors” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kors n (definite singular korset, indefinite plural kors, definite plural korsa)

1. a cross

Synonyms

• kross

Derived terms

• hakekors
• marekors
• trekors

References

• “kors” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish kors, krussa, from Latin crux.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kors n

1. cross (geometric figure)
2. cross (execution device)
4. (Christianity) cross

   Near-synonym: krucifix

5. (heraldry) cross
6. (typography) dagger

Declension

Declension of kors

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kors	kors
	definite	korset	korsets
plural	indefinite	kors	kors
	definite	korsen	korsens

Derived terms

• kors i taket
• korståg

See also

• kryss
• korsa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kors

1. indefinite genitive plural of ko

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kors

1. indefinite genitive singular/plural of kor

References

• “kors”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• kors in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• skor, sork