caora

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

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɾˠə/[2]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɾˠə/, (older) /ˈkɯːɾˠə/; (less common) /ˈkeːrə/, (older) /ˈkɤːrə/[3]

caora f (genitive singular caorach, nominative plural caoirigh)

1. sheep
2. ewe

• Archaic/dialectal dative plural: caoraibh

• athchaora
• buachaill caorach
• caora mhóradharcach

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caora”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caora”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 117
• Entries containing “caora” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “caora” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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

caora

1. nominative/dative plural of caor

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɯːɾə/

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

• buachaill-chaorach (“shepherd”)
• cù-chaorach (“sheepdog”)
• an sionnach ann an craiceann na caorach (“wolf in sheep's clothing”)

• 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
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cáera”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language