corr

See also: corr-, Corr., and còrr

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani koor (“to fight”).

Noun

corr (plural corrs)

  1. (UK, slang) A fight.

Further reading

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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- >> *ku-ro- >> Proto-Celtic *kur-so- >> *kurros (“pointed, angled”); see also Latin curvus. Cognate with Welsh cwr (“corner, edge”).[2]

Noun

corr f (genitive singular coirre, nominative plural corra)

  1. projecting point
  2. angle, edge
  3. hollow, pit
  4. rounded hill, hump
Declension
Declension of corr (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative corr corra
vocative a chorr a chorra
genitive coirre corr
dative corr corra
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chorr na corra
genitive na coirre na gcorr
dative leis an gcorr
don chorr 		leis na corra
Derived terms

Adjective

corr (genitive singular masculine corr, genitive singular feminine coirre, plural corra, comparative coirre)

  1. odd
  2. tapering, pointed
  3. round, curved
Declension
Declension of corr
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative corr chorr corra;
chorra2
vocative chorr corra
genitive coirre corra corr
dative corr;
chorr1 		chorr corra;
chorra2
Comparative níos coirre
Superlative is coirre

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms
  • cluiche corr
  • corr-
  • corrán (“sickle”)
  • duine corr
  • éan corr (“crank, eccentric”)
  • tomhas corr (“bastard size”)
  • uimhir chorr (“odd number”)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

corr f (genitive singular coirre, nominative plural corra)

  1. heron
  2. (specifically) grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
    Synonyms: corr ghlas, corr réisc, corr riasc
  3. crane, stork
  4. (figuratively) long-necked person
Declension
Declension of corr (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative corr corra
vocative a chorr a chorra
genitive coirre corr
dative corr corra
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chorr na corra
genitive na coirre na gcorr
dative leis an gcorr
don chorr 		leis na corra
Derived terms
  • corr bhán (“white stork”)
  • corr ghlas
  • corr leitheadach (“spoonbill”)
  • corr mhara (“nestling of gannet”)
  • corr mhóna (“crane”)
  • corr réisc
  • corr riasc

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

corr f (genitive singular coirre, nominative plural corra)

  1. sand lance
    Synonyms: corr ghainimh, corr ghobach, corr shéanta
Declension
Declension of corr (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative corr corra
vocative a chorr a chorra
genitive coirre corr
dative corr corra
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chorr na corra
genitive na coirre na gcorr
dative leis an gcorr
don chorr 		leis na corra
Derived terms
  • corr charraige (“rock-eel”)
  • corr ghainimh
  • corr ghobach
  • corr shéanta
  • corr uaine (“garfish”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of corr
radical lenition eclipsis
corr chorr gcorr

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 267, page 95
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kurro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
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