Latin

Verb

coīre

1. present active infinitive of coeō

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish coire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɾʲə], /kʰɔɾʲə/

Noun

coire m ‎(genitive singular coire, plural coireachan)

1. kettle

   cuir air an coire - put the kettle on

2. cauldron, boiler, vat
3. dell, corrie
4. whirlpool

Etymology 2

From Old Irish caire ‎(“crime, fault, sin”), from Proto-Celtic *karjâ (compare Welsh caredd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɤɾʲə]

Noun

coire f ‎(genitive singular coire, plural coireannan)

1. fault, 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

2. blame, complaint
3. harm, damage

   gach gnè coire - every kind of damage

Derived terms

• dèan coire - offend