korr

See also: Korr

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kuarr, kuor

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kāra, from earlier *kasra, from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (compare Lithuanian kàsti (to dig, scrape), Latin raccogliere (to harvest, reap), Serbo-Croatian kòsa (scythe)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kor]

Verb

korr (aorist korra, participle korrur) (transitive)

  1. to harvest, reap
    Mbjell me lot, korr me gëzim.Sow with tears, reap with joy.
  2. (figurative) to kill en masse, to annihilate, to exterminate
    Synonym: shfaros
  3. (also figurative) to win (money), to secure victory, to achieve

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “korr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 191

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • korr”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “korr”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 210

Icelandic

Etymology

Deverbal from korra (to rattle from the throat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɔrː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrː

Noun

korr n (genitive singular korrs, no plural)

  1. rattle, rattling
  2. sounds of suffocation coming from the throat

Declension

Declension of korr (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative korr korrið
accusative korr korrið
dative korri korrinu
genitive korrs korrsins

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्रोड (kroḍa, breast, bosom).[1][2]

Noun

korr f (nominative plural korrǎ)

  1. neck[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “krōḍá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 187
  2. 2.0 2.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “koř”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 148b
  3. ^ Marcel Courthiade (2009) “i/e korr, -ǎ- ʒ. -ǎ, -ěn-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 203a