Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

korr

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: ko-rr
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

Example Sentences

"The woman does as directed: the Korr asks what she is about: she tells him: "For ten, dear mother, in an eggshell! I have seen the egg before I saw the white hen. I have seen the acorn before I saw the tree: I have seen the acorn and I have seen the shoot: I have seen the oak in the wood of Brézal, but never saw I such a thing as this.""
"The korr, dwarf, dim. korrik, is black and ugly, with deep-set eyes and a voice muffled by age."
"Cf. the Breton fairies, the Korr and Korrigan."

Etymology

From Breton korr and Cornish korr.

Word Breakdown

Root: korr

Inflected Forms

korrs (plural)

Questions

What does korr mean?: A korred.
Where does korr come from?: From Breton korr and Cornish korr.

How to pronounce korr

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