Irish

Noun

caora f ‎(genitive singular caorach, nominative plural caoirigh)

1. sheep
2. ewe

Declension

Derived terms

• buachaill caorach ‎(“shepherd boy”)
• cró caorach ‎(“sheepfold, shieling”)

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

caora

1. nominative plural of caor
2. dative plural of caor

Mutation

References

• "caora" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “cáera” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “caora” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cáera, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸrāxs.

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. (pejorative) sheepish person

Derived terms

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

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
• “cáera” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.