cor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cor"

Translingual

Symbol

cor

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

English

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /kɔɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɔː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
• Homophones: corps; core (horse–hoarse merger); caw (non-rhotic)

Etymology 1

A minced oath or dialectal variant of God.

Interjection

cor

1. (Cockney UK) Expression of surprise.
   • 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter VII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:

     […] She perused it with an interested eye and having mastered its contents said, “Cor chase my Aunt Fanny up a gum tree,” adding that you never knew what was going to happen next these days.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:wow

Related terms

• cor blimey

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כֹּר (kōr).

Alternative forms

• kor, core

Noun

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

• homer, omer

Meronyms

• (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

• "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online

See also

terms unrelated etymologically

• cor bovinum
• cor pulmonale
• cor triatriatum

 

Anagrams

• R.O.C., orc, Orc, cro, ORC, roc, OCR, CRO, RoC, R. O. C., ROC

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾ/, [ˈkoɾ]

Noun

cor m (plural cores)

1. (dated) Alternative form of cuer

Catalan

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Valencia) [ˈkɔr]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, most parts) [ˈkɔr], (some parts of Menorca) [ˈkɔ]

Noun

cor m (plural cors)

1. heart

Derived terms

• amb l'ai al cor
• cor-robat (“captivated”)
• dir-ho de tot cor (“to say it with all the heart; to be sincere”)
• veure's amb cor

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkɔr]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈkɔ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkɔɾ]

Noun

cor m (plural cors)

1. chorus

Derived terms

• coral
• corejar
• corista

Further reading

• “cor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “cor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “cor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: corps, cors

Noun

cor m (plural cors)

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

Derived terms

• à cor et à cri
• cor anglais
• cor de chasse
• cor des Alpes
• cor double
• cor d’harmonie
• cor naturel
• cor simple
• cor triple

 

Related terms

• cornu

Further reading

• “cor”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• roc

Galician

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• color

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoɾ], [ˈkoːɾ]

Noun

cor f (plural cores)

1. color, hue

Derived terms

• de cor

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɾ]

Noun

cor m (plural cores)

1. (archaic) heart

   Synonym: corazón

Related terms

• acorar
• corazón

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɾ]

Noun

cor m (plural cores)

1. Alternative form of calor

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “coor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “coor”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cor”, 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), “cor”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cor”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese cor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃor/ [ˈt͡ʃor]
• Rhymes: -or
• Syllabification: cor

Verb

cor

1. to pour (molten steel, cement, sand, etc.)

   Synonym: tuang

2. to cast metal

Derived terms

• mengecor
• pengecoran

 

Further reading

• “cor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɞɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kʌɾˠ/

Noun

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

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

• Alternative plural: coranna

Derived terms

• ar aon chor (“anyway, at any rate”)
• ar chor ar bith (“at all”)
• ar chor éigin (“somehow”)
• ar gach aon chor (“at every turn; in every respect”)
• as cor (“out of order”)
• cor bealaigh m (“detour”)
• cor beirte m (“two-hand reel”)
• cor cainte m (“turn of phrase”)
• cor ceathrair m (“four-hand reel”)
• cor coraíochta m (“wrestling turn”)
• cor éisc m (“haul of fish”)
• cor i mbia m (“contamination in food”)
• cor iomrascála m (“wrestling turn”)
• cor lín m (“cast of net”)
• cor na péiste m (“cable-stitch”)
• cor na sióg m (“fairy reel”)
• cor ochtair m (“eight-hand reel”)
• den chor seo (“at this turn of events, this time”)
• in aon chor (“at all”)
• líon coir m (“casting-net”)

 

Noun

cor m (genitive singular coir, nominative plural coir)

1. agreement, contract; guarantee, pledge

Declension

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

cor m (genitive singular coir)

1. verbal noun of coir
2. tiredness, exhaustion

Declension

Declension of cor (first declension, no plural)

bare forms 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

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

1. turn

Conjugation

conjugation of cor (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*	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*	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

• cas

Derived terms

• feoil chortha f (“tainted meat”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cor

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cor	chor	gcor

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Istriot

Alternative forms

• core, cour

Etymology

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

Noun

cor m

1. heart

Italian

Noun

cor m (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of core
   • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell]‎^[1], lines 13–15; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     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, […]

Judeo-Tat

Judeo-Tat numbers ^(edit)

←  3	4	5  →
Cardinal: cor     Ordinal: corimyn

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian چَار (čār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoɾ/

Numeral

cor

1. four

Coordinate terms

Judeo-Tat cardinal numbers from 0 to 10

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	nol	jəki	dy	sə	cor	pənç	şəş	ħoft	ħəşt	nyh
1—	dəh	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

• Нафталиев, М. Н. (2015) “cor”, in Е. М. Назарова, editor, Еврейско (джуури)-русский словарь [Juhuri–Russian Dictionary]‎^[3], Moscow: СТМЭГИ, page 74a

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kor/, [kɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kor/, [kɔr]

Noun

cor n (genitive cordis); third declension

1. (anatomy) heart

   Synonym: pectus

2. (figuratively) soul, mind

   Synonyms: animus, pectus

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	cor	corda
genitive	cordis	cordium cordum
dative	cordī	cordibus
accusative	cor	corda
ablative	corde	cordibus
vocative	cor	corda

Derived terms

• concordia
• concorditās
• concordō
• concors
• corculum
• cordātus
• cordolium
• discordia
• discorditās
• discordō
• discors
• excors
• misericordia
• misericors
• praecordia
• prāvicors
• prāvicordius
• recordor
• socors
• socordia
• socorditer
• vaecors
• vēcors
• vēcordia

 

Descendants

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

References

• 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^[4], 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

Alternative forms

• corn

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cornū.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɔr

Noun

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

1. horn (musical instrument used to produce sound)

Synonyms

• buisine
• corne

Descendants

• French: cor

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kor/

Noun

cor m (genitive cuir, no plural)

1. verbal noun of fo·ceird

Inflection

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

• athchor
• aurchor
• cocur
• dechor
• forcor
• frecor
• immarchor
• taidchor
• tetarcor
• tinchur
• tochor
• tochuiriud

 

Descendants

• Middle Irish: cor
  • Irish: cor, cur
  • Scottish Gaelic: cur
  • Manx: cur

Mutation

Mutation of cor

radical	lenition	nasalization
cor	chor	cor pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

Old Occitan

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. heart (organ which pumps blood)
2. heart (metaphorically, human emotion)
   • c. 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

• coratge

Descendants

• Occitan: còr

Portuguese

Picture dictionary

cor

vermelho

laranja

amarelo

verde

azul

violeta

negro

, preto

cinzento

branco

Click on labels in the image

Etymology 1

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

• côr (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʁ/ [ˈkoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʁ/ [ˈkoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʁ/ [ˈkoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɾi/

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

Noun

cor f (plural cores)

1. colour (UK), color (US)
2. complexion

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cor.

Derived terms

• furta-cor

Related terms

• corar
• colorar
• colorir

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: kor

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʁ/ [ˈkɔh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʁ/ [ˈkɔh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʁ/ [ˈkɔχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ɾi/

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

Noun

cor m (plural cores)

1. heart

Related terms

• de cor
• coração

See also

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	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

References

• “cor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “cor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Romanian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkor/
• Rhymes: -or

Noun

cor n (plural coruri)

1. choir (group of singers)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cor	corul		coruri	corurile
genitive-dative	cor	corului		coruri	corurilor
vocative	corule			corurilor

Alternative forms

• hor, horiu — obsolete

Related terms

• coral
• corist

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós). Doublet of horă.

Noun

cor n (plural coruri)

1. (obsolete) gathering, circle, society
2. (Transylvania) Synonym of horă (“hora”)
3. (Transylvania) bunch of hay arranged in squares or circles for making haybales

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cor	corul		coruri	corurile
genitive-dative	cor	corului		coruri	corurilor
vocative	corule			corurilor

Alternative forms

• coriu — obsolete

Derived terms

• cori

Further reading

• cor in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Romansch

Etymology

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

Noun

cor m (plural cors)

1. (anatomy) heart

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Inherited 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

• IPA^(key): /kʰɔɾ/

Noun

cor m (genitive singular coir or cuir)

1. condition, state

   Dè do chor?
   Cor math.

   How are you?
   I'm fine.
   

   (literally, “What's your condition? Good 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

• air chor 's gu (“so that/with the result that”)
• air a h-uile cor (“by all means; at all costs”)
• cor-inntinn (“state of mind”)

Mutation

Mutation of cor

radical	lenition
cor	chor

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “cor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[5], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cor m (plural cores)

1. (obsolete) heart

   Synonym: corazón

Related terms

• cuerdo

 

Further reading

• “cor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Venetan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n. Cognate with Italian cuore.

Noun

cor m (plural cori)

1. heart

Related terms

• corexin

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔr/
• Rhymes: -ɔr

Noun

cor m (plural corrod)

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

Synonyms

• (dwarf): corrach
• (spider): cop, copyn, corryn

Derived terms

• corbennog (“sprat”)
• corbys (“lentils”)
• corfulfran (“pygmy cormorant”)
• corgi (“corgi”)
• corgimwch (“prawn”)
• corhwyad (“Eurasian teal”)
• corhwyaden (“Eurasian teal”)
• corhwyaid (“teals”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of cor

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cor	gor	nghor	chor

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

References

• 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

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Kurdish jor.

Noun

cor

1. top (uppermost part)