корь

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Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, possibly from Proto-Slavic *kóry. Cognate with Ukrainian кір (kir).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -orʲ

Noun

корь (korʹf inan (genitive ко́ри, nominative plural ко́ри, genitive plural ко́рей)

  1. measles

Declension

Descendants

  • Komi-Zyrian: кор (kor)
  • Yakut: куор (kuor)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “корь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress