corner

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹnɚ/ Hyphenation: cor‧ner Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere (compare Old French cornier, corniere (“corner”)), from Old French corne (“corner, angle”, literally “a horn, projecting point”), from Vulgar Latin *corna (“horn”), from Latin cornua, plural of cornū (“projecting point, end, horn”). The sense of "angle, corner" in Old French is not found in Latin or other Romance languages. It was possibly calqued from Frankish *hurnijā (“corner, angle”), which is similar to, and derived from *hurn, the Frankish word for "horn". Displaced native cognate Middle English hirn, herne, from Old English hyrne, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“little horn, hook, angle, corner”), whence modern English hirn (“nook, corner”), itself related to horn. Also displaced native Old English sċēat. ==== Noun ==== corner (plural corners) The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point. The projection into space of an angle in a solid object. An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection. (Maine) The neighborhood surrounding an intersection of rural roads. (attributive) Denoting a premises that is in a convenient local location, notionally, but not necessarily literally, on the corner of two streets. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook. An embarrassing situation; a difficulty. (business, finance) A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices. (figuratively) Complete control or ownership of something. (heading) Relating to the playing field. (baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone. (baseball) First base or third base. (soccer) A corner kick. (American football) A cornerback. (boxing) The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight. (boxing, by extension) The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout. A place where people meet for a particular purpose. (obsolete) A point scored in a rubber at whist. ===== Quotations ===== 2006, Kelly K. Chappell, Effects of Concept-based Instruction on Calculus Students’ Acquisition of Conceptual Understanding and Procedural Skill, in John Dossey, Solomon Friedberg, Glenda Lappan, W. James Lewis (editorial committee), Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education VI, page 41, Of the students enrolled in a traditional learning environment, 65% (42 of 65) correctly answered that the function f ( x ) = | x − 3 | + 4 {\displaystyle f(x)=|x-3|+4} was not differentiable (or had no derivative) at x = 3 {\displaystyle x=3} . Of those, 55% (23 of 42) argued that a function did not have a derivative at a corner. ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → German: Corner → Japanese: コーナー (kōnā) → Korean: 코너 (koneo) ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== corner (third-person singular simple present corners, present participle cornering, simple past and past participle cornered) (transitive) To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space. (transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment. (transitive) To put (someone) in an awkward situation. (finance, business, transitive) To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price. (automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve. (automotive, intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning. (transitive) To supply with corners. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Interjection ==== corner Spoken by service staff such as waiters when walking around a corner, to warn other staff and prevent a collision. === Etymology 2 === From corn +‎ -er. Piecewise doublet of grainer. ==== Noun ==== corner (plural corners) One who corns, or preserves food in salt. === Anagrams === Cerron == Catalan == === Etymology === From corn +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kurˈne̞] IPA(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [korˈne] IPA(key): (Central) [kurˈne] IPA(key): (Valencia) [koɾˈneɾ] === Noun === corner m (plural corners) snowy mespilus (Amelanchier ovalis) Synonyms: corrinyoler, pomerola ==== Related terms ==== corneller === Further reading === “corner”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English corner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.nər/ Hyphenation: cor‧ner === Noun === corner m (plural corners, diminutive cornertje n) (soccer) corner ==== Derived terms ==== strafcorner == French == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English corner. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kɔʁ.nœʁ/, /kɔʁ.nɛʁ/ ==== Noun ==== corner m (plural corners) (soccer) corner kick, corner Synonym: coup de pied de coin === Etymology 2 === From corne +‎ -er. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kɔʁ.ne/ ==== Verb ==== corner to fold a corner of a page to blow, horn (a cornet or horn) to bellow to honk, beep (a vehicle's horn) to shout from the rooftops ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “corner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English corner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.ner/ Rhymes: -ɔrner Hyphenation: còr‧ner === Noun === corner m (soccer) corner (figurative) difficult situation (economics) market niche in which a company has a monopoly === References === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === cornel, cornelle, cornare, cornere, cornyere, korner === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman corner, cornere (and its dissimilatory variant cornel), from corn (“horn”); compare Medieval Latin cornārius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔrˈneːr/, /ˈkɔrnər/ === Noun === corner (plural corneres) A corner or angle; a terminal intersection of two objects. The inside of a corner; the space inside a corner. A refuge or redoubt; a location of safety. A place or locale, especially a distant one. (rare) An overlook or viewpoint. (rare) The side of a troop or host. ==== Derived terms ==== cornered corner ston ==== Descendants ==== English: corner Scots: corner Yola: curneale, kurneal → Irish: coirnéal → Welsh: cornel ==== References ==== “cornẹ̄̆r, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 July 2018. “cornēl, -elle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Verb === corner to blow; to horn (sound a horn) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rns, *-rnt are modified to rz, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English corner or French corner. === Noun === corner n (plural cornere) (soccer) corner kick, corner ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English corner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoɾneɾ/ [ˈkoɾ.neɾ], /koɾˈneɾ/ [koɾˈneɾ] Rhymes: -oɾneɾ, -eɾ Syllabification: cor‧ner === Noun === corner m (plural corners) alternative form of córner ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “corner”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA