korset
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Cornish
Noun
korset m (plural korsettys)
References
- Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
- Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 222
Danish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
korset n (singular definite korsettet, plural indefinite korsetter)
Inflection
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | korset | korsettet | korsetter | korsetterne |
| genitive | korsets | korsettets | korsetters | korsetternes |
Further reading
- “korset” in Den Danske Ordbog
korset on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
See kors (“cross”) and korse (“to make the sign of the cross”).
Pronunciation
Noun
korset n
Verb
korset
- past participle of korse
Dutch
Alternative forms
- corset (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
korset n or m (plural korsetten or korsets, diminutive korsetje n)
- a corset, tight undergarment
- a medieval precursor
- (figuratively) a bothersome constraint, limitations
Synonyms
- (garment) rijglijf n
- (constraint) keurslijf n
Derived terms
- korsetbalein
- korsettenfabriek
- korsettenmaker m
- korsetpand n
- korsetstof
- korsetveter m
- korsetwelving
- korsettenwinkel m, korsetwinkel m
- (corsets by type) badkorset n or m, buikkorset n or m, gezondheidskorset n or m, lijfkorset n or m, reformkorset n or m
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
korset n
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
korset n
Swedish
Noun
korset
Anagrams
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