kors

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See also: Kors, körs, kõrs, and kõrs'

English

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Noun

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kors

  1. plural of kor

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch korst, from Middle Dutch corste, from Latin crusta.

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Noun

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kors (plural korste, diminutive korsie)

  1. crust

Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Latin crux, whence also kryds. The intermediate steps of borrowing are not clear, as in the case of Swedish kors (see there).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔːrs/, [kʰɒːs]

Noun

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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)
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Interjection

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kors

  1. Generic exclamation of shock.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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kors n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of kor
  2. indefinite genitive plural of kor

Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian corso.

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Noun

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kors m (plural korsijiet)

  1. course (sequence of events)
  2.  course, subject (learning program)
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Noun

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

  1. a cross

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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

  1. a cross

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) From Old English cross, Old Irish cross or Old French crois, from Latin crux. See cross.

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Noun

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kors n

  1. cross (shape, geometric figure)
  2. (heraldry) cross
  3. cross, crucifix (cross-shaped object)
  4. dagger (text character)
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Further reading

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  • Hellquist, Elof (1922) Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 346

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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kors

  1. indefinite genitive plural of ko

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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kors

  1. indefinite genitive singular of kor
  2. indefinite genitive plural of kor

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