caora

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.

Pronunciation
  • (Connacht, Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːɾˠə/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːɾˠə/, (older) /ˈkɯːɾˠə/; (less common) /ˈkeːrə/, (older) /ˈkɤːrə/[2]

Noun

caora f (genitive singular caorach, nominative plural caoirigh)

  1. sheep
  2. ewe
Declension
Declension of caora

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caora caoirigh
Vocative a chaora a chaoirigh
Genitive caorach caorach
Dative caora
caoraigh (archaic, dialectal)		 caoirigh

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chaora na caoirigh
Genitive na caorach na gcaorach
Dative leis an gcaora
leis an gcaoraigh (archaic, dialectal)

don chaora
don chaoraigh (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na caoirigh
  • Archaic/dialectal dative plural: caoraibh
Derived terms

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 30
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkeːɾˠə/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkiːɾˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːɾˠə/, (older) /ˈkɯːɾˠə/

Noun

caora

  1. nominative/dative plural of caor

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caora chaora gcaora
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʰɯːɾə]

Noun

caora f (genitive singular caorach, plural caoraich)

  1. sheep
    am bun nan caorach ― looking after the sheep
    o chrò nan caorach ― from the sheep-fold
  2. (derogatory) sheepish person

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
caorachaora
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “caora”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cáera”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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