OriginCognate with Latvian kāre (“honeycomb”), and possibly also with Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “beeswax; honeycomb”), Latin cēra (“beeswax; honeycomb”), Albanian qiri (“candle”). Alternatively, could be related to karti (“to hang”).
Formskorỹs(canonical, masculine, stress-pattern-4) · koriai̇̃(plural) · korỹs(nominative, singular) · koriai̇̃(nominative, plural) · kõrio(genitive, singular) · korių̃(genitive, plural) · kõriui(dative, singular) · koriáms(dative, plural) · kõrį(accusative, singular) · koriùs(accusative, plural) · koriù(instrumental, singular) · koriai̇̃s(instrumental, plural) · koryjè(locative, singular) · koriuosè(locative, plural) · korỹ(singular, vocative) · koriai̇̃(plural, vocative)
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