korc
Hungarian
Etymology
First attested in 1730–1781. Probably from Old French cors, from Latin corpus.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkort͡s]
- Hyphenation: korc
- Rhymes: -ort͡s
Noun
korc (plural korcok)
- (colloquial) waistband (the hem around the waist of trousers, skirt, or apron, containing a string that can be pulled together to secure the clothing)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | korc | korcok |
| accusative | korcot | korcokat |
| dative | korcnak | korcoknak |
| instrumental | korccal | korcokkal |
| causal-final | korcért | korcokért |
| translative | korccá | korcokká |
| terminative | korcig | korcokig |
| essive-formal | korcként | korcokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | korcban | korcokban |
| superessive | korcon | korcokon |
| adessive | korcnál | korcoknál |
| illative | korcba | korcokba |
| sublative | korcra | korcokra |
| allative | korchoz | korcokhoz |
| elative | korcból | korcokból |
| delative | korcról | korcokról |
| ablative | korctól | korcoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | korcé | korcoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | korcéi | korcokéi |
| Possessive forms of korc | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | korcom | korcaim |
| 2nd person sing. | korcod | korcaid |
| 3rd person sing. | korca | korcai |
| 1st person plural | korcunk | korcaink |
| 2nd person plural | korcotok | korcaitok |
| 3rd person plural | korcuk | korcaik |
Derived terms
- korcol
- gatyakorc
References
- korc in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- korc in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN