See also: corr-, Corr., and còrr

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romani [Term?].

Noun

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corr (plural corrs)

  1. (UK, slang) A fight.

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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]

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corr f (genitive singular coirre, nominative plural corra)

  1. projecting point
  2. angle, edge
  3. hollow, pit
  4. rounded hill, hump
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Adjective

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

  1. odd
  2. tapering, pointed
  3. round, curved
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Etymology 2

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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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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
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Etymology 3

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

Noun

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corr f (genitive singular coirre, nominative plural corra)

  1. sand lance
    Synonyms: corr ghainimh, corr ghobach, corr shéanta
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Mutation

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Irish mutation
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corr chorr gcorr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  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