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corr.

projecting point

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/kauɾˠ/Galway/koɾˠ/Mayo/kɞɾˠ/Mayo/kɔɾˠ/Ulster
  1. projecting point

    feminine
  2. angle, edge

    feminine
  3. hollow, pit

    feminine
  4. rounded hill, hump

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish corr (“protruding, pointed”), from Proto-Celtic *kurros (“pointed, angled”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“bend, curve”), if the development were similar to *kew-ro- to *ku-ro- to Proto-Celtic *kur-so- to *kurros (“pointed, angled”); see also Latin curvus. Cognate with Welsh cwr (“corner, edge”).

noun/kauɾˠ/Galway/koɾˠ/Mayo/kɞɾˠ/Mayo/kɔɾˠ/Ulster
  1. sand lance

    feminine
adj/kauɾˠ/Galway/koɾˠ/Mayo/kɞɾˠ/Mayo/kɔɾˠ/Ulster
  1. odd

  2. tapering, pointed

  3. round, curved

Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish corr (“protruding, pointed”), from Proto-Celtic *kurros (“pointed, angled”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“bend, curve”), if the development were similar to *kew-ro- to *ku-ro- to Proto-Celtic *kur-so- to *kurros (“pointed, angled”); see also Latin curvus. Cognate with Welsh cwr (“corner, edge”).

noun/kauɾˠ/Galway/koɾˠ/Mayo/kɞɾˠ/Mayo/kɔɾˠ/Ulster
  1. heron

    feminine
  2. grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

    feminine · specifically
  3. crane, stork

    feminine
  4. long-necked person

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish corr, from Proto-Celtic *korxsā (compare Welsh crychydd (“heron”)). Ultimately onomatopoeic in origin; possibly related to cearc (“hen”).

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