/ˈkʰɔðə/, /ˈkʰɔɾʲə/, /ˈkʰɔɾʲʌ/
OriginFrom Middle Irish coire, from Old Irish coire, from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos.
- masculinekettle
“cuir air an coire” — put the kettle on
- masculinecauldron, boiler, vat
“Mu dheireadh thubhairt e, "Ciod e'm biadh a tha thu 'bruich 'sa choire mhòir sin air an teine?"” — Finally he said, "What's the food that you are boiling in that big cauldron on the fire?"
- masculinedell, corrie
- masculinewhirlpool
- femininefault, offense, wrong, trespass, sin
“coire bàis” — a capital crime
“Is iomadh coire a gheibhear air an duine bhochd.” — Many a fault may be found in a poor man.
- feminineblame, complaint
- feminineharm, damage
“gach gnè coire” — every kind of damage
Formscoire(genitive, singular) · coireachan(plural) · coireannan(plural) · coire(error-unrecognized-form) · choire(error-unrecognized-form)
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