cóir
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /koːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kɔːɾʲ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *kowwaris (“just, righful”), from *kom- (“with”) + *wīros (“true”).
Noun
cóir f (genitive singular córa, nominative plural córacha)
- justice, equity
- proper share, due
- proper provision; accommodation
- proper condition
- proper equipment, (plural) requisites
Declension
Third declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
|
Derived terms
- cóireáil
- cóir leapa
- éagóir
Adjective
cóir (genitive singular masculine cóir, genitive singular feminine córa, plural córa, comparative córa)
- just, proper
- decent, honest
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cóir | chóir | córa; chóra² | |
Vocative | chóir | córa | ||
Genitive | córa | córa | cóir | |
Dative | cóir; chóir¹ | chóir | córa; chóra² | |
Comparative | níos córa | |||
Superlative | is córa |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- cóir máireach
- éagóir
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
cóir
- nearness, proximity (used only in fixed phrases; see Derived terms)
Derived terms
- chóir
- de chóir
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
cóir m
- inflection of cór:
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cóir | chóir | gcóir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- coair, coïr
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kowwaris (“proper, fitting”), from *kom- (“with”) + Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed”). Cognate with Welsh cywair (“orderly”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈko.irʲ/
- (later) IPA(key): /ˈkoːrʲ/
Adjective
cóir (comparative córu)
- proper, right, just
- Antonym: écóir
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 4a27
- Coïr irnigde trá in so, act ní chumcam-ni ón, mani thinib in spirut.
- This, then, is the right way to pray, but we cannot do that unless the spirit inspires it.
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 15d8
- Is dúibsi proficit; ba coïr dúibsi cía do·berthe testas dinni
- It is you that it benefits; it would be right for you if you gave testimony of us.
Inflection
i-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | cóir | cóir | cóir |
Vocative | cóir | ||
Accusative | cóir | cóir | |
Genitive | cóir | córae | cóir |
Dative | cóir | cóir | cóir |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | córai | córai | |
Vocative | córai | ||
Accusative | córai | ||
Genitive | cóir* córae | ||
Dative | córaib | ||
Notes | *not when substantivized |
Derived terms
- écóir
Descendants
- Middle Irish: cóir
- Irish: cóir
- Scottish Gaelic: còir
- Manx: cair
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cóir | chóir | cóir pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “kow-wari-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 219-220
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language