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korki

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse korki from Old Irish corcur (cf. Irish corcra, Welsh porffor), from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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korki m (genitive singular korka, uncountable)

  1. a sort of lichen (Ochrolechia tartarea), used to produce litmus. Traditionally in the Faroes to extract the purple colour.

Declension

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m1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative korki korkin
accusative korka korkan
dative korka korkanum
genitive korka korkans

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Noun

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korki

  1. indefinite dative singular of korkur

Ido

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Noun

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korki

  1. plural of korko

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.ki/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrki
  • Syllabification: kor‧ki

Etymology 1

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From korka +‎ -i.

Noun

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korki nvir pl

  1. (colloquial, education) private classes, tuition, tutoring
    Synonym: korepetycje
Declension
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noun

Etymology 2

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

From korek +‎ -i.

Noun

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korki m inan

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of korek

Noun

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korki nvir pl

  1. (soccer) cleats, football boots, soccer shoes
    Synonym: korkotrampki
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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korki f

  1. inflection of korka:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

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  • korki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • korki in Polish dictionaries at PWN