corc

See also: čōrč'

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from corcar or back-formation from corcoll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈkurk]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [ˈkork]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkoɾk]

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Noun

corc m (plural corcs)

1. worm (name given to the larvae of various beetles and butterflies which live in and consume wood, grains, fruits, etc.)

   Synonym: quera

2. cavity

   Synonym: càries

Derived terms

• corc comú
• corc de fava
• corc de fusta
• corc de mongeta
• corc dels llegums
• corcó

Further reading

• “corc”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cork.

Noun

corc m (genitive singular coirc, nominative plural coirc)

1. cork

Declension

Declension of corc (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative corc coirc vocative a choirc a chorca genitive coirc corc dative corc coirc forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an corc na coirc genitive an choirc na gcorc dative leis an gcorc don chorc leis na coirc

Derived terms

• corcscriú (“corkscrew”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of corc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
corc	chorc	gcorc

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

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English cork.

Noun

corc m (usually uncountable, plural cyrc or corcau)

1. cork (material)

Derived terms

• corcyn (“cork”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of corc

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
corc	gorc	nghorc	chorc

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