còir

See also: coir and cóir

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɔːɾʲ/

Noun

còir f (genitive singular còrach or còire, plural còraichean or còirichean)

  1. duty, obligation (usually moral)
  2. right, due, title, franchise
  3. right, justice

Declension

Declension of còir
indefinite
singular plural
nominative còir còraichean; còirichean
genitive còrach; còire còraichean; còirichean
dative còir còraichean; còirichean
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') chòir (na) còraichean; (na) còirichean
genitive (na) còrach; (na) còire (nan) còraichean; (nan) còirichean
dative (a') chòir (na) còraichean; (na) còirichean
vocative chòir chòraiche

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

còir (comparative nas còire, superlative as còire, qualitative noun còiread)

  1. kind, kindly, decent, virtuous, civil
  2. honest
  3. proper, fitting
  4. Used in a vocative phrase for formal address in letter writing, succeeds the name or word used for the addressee
    A charaid chòir...Dear friend...

Mutation

Mutation of còir
radical lenition
còir chòir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.