kors

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

English

Noun

kors

  1. plural of kor

Anagrams

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
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kors gors hors unchanged 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)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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

  1. a cross

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

  1. a cross

Synonyms

Derived terms

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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
See also

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

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