caora

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.

Pronunciation

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

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

caora

  1. nominative/dative plural of caor

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cáera”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 36, page 30
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 72, page 31

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

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

Declension

Declension of caora
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative caora caoraich
Genitive caorach caorach
Dative caora caoraibh
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (a') chaora (na) caoraich
Genitive (na) caorach (nan) caorach
Dative (a') chaora (na) caoraibh
Vocative chaora chaoraich

Derived terms

Mutation

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “caora”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cáera”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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