korki
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse korki from Old Irish corcur (cf. Irish corcra, Welsh porffor), from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔɹ̥tʃɪ/
Noun
korki m (genitive singular korka, uncountable)
- a sort of lichen (Ochrolechia tartarea), used to produce litmus. Traditionally in the Faroes to extract the purple colour.
Declension
| Declension of korki (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| m1s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | korki | korkin |
| accusative | korka | korkan |
| dative | korka | korkanum |
| genitive | korka | korkans |
Derived terms
Terms derived from korki
- korka (to dye with ~)
- korkagingin (overgrown with ~)
- korkagrót (rock, on which ~ grows)
- korkaheiði (heathland, where ~ grows)
- korkajarn (iron device, to scrape ~ from the rock)
- korkaknetti (prepared loaf of ~)
- korkaknívur (knife to scrape ~)
- korkaleivur (prepared loaf of ~)
- korkalittur (coloured as the colour made from ~)
- korkalitur (purple colour from ~)
- korkanálga (pejorative about women)
- korkareyður (purple red)
- korkaroði (rubescence)
- korkaseggjarhattur (Trichomolopsis rutilans)
- korkaskotin (overgrown with ~)
- korkasteinur (stone with ~)
- korkatrygil (little vat to collect ~)
- korkavaksin (overgrown with ~)
Icelandic
Ido
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.kʲi/
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