"caora" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See caora in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʰɯːɾə/
Etymology: From Middle Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs. Etymology templates: {{der|gd|mga|cáera}} Middle Irish cáera, {{der|gd|sga|cauru}} Old Irish cauru, {{der|gd|cel-pro|*kaɸerūxs}} Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|caorach|||||||plural|caoraich||||||{{{pl4}}}|cat2=|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} caora f (genitive singular caorach, plural caoraich), {{gd-noun|g=f|gen=caorach|pl=caoraich}} caora f (genitive singular caorach, plural caoraich) Inflection templates: {{gd-decl-noun-table|caora|caorach|caora|caoraich|caorach|caoraibh|chaora|caorach|chaora|chaora|caoraich|caorach|caoraibh|chaoraich|artdat=a'|artgen=na|artnom=a'|artpl=nan}}, {{gd-mut-cons|c|aora}} Forms: caorach [genitive, singular], caoraich [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], caora [indefinite, nominative, singular], caoraich [indefinite, nominative, plural], caorach [genitive, indefinite, singular], caorach [genitive, indefinite, plural], caora [dative, indefinite, singular], caoraibh [dative, indefinite, plural], (a') chaora [definite, nominative, singular], caoraich [definite, nominative, plural], na caoraich [definite, nominative, plural], caorach [definite, genitive, singular], na caorach [definite, genitive, singular], caorach [definite, genitive, plural], nan caorach [definite, genitive, plural], (a') chaora [dative, definite, singular], caoraibh [dative, definite, plural], na caoraibh [dative, definite, plural], chaora [definite, singular, vocative], a chaora [definite, singular, vocative], chaoraich [definite, plural, vocative], a chaoraich [definite, plural, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], caora [mutation, mutation-radical], chaora [lenition, mutation]
  1. sheep Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Sheep
    Sense id: en-caora-gd-noun-XFmWFqxQ Disambiguation of Sheep: 83 17
  2. (derogatory) sheepish person Tags: derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-caora-gd-noun-~QyNtVJS Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: buachaill-chaorach (english: shepherd), cù-chaorach (english: sheepdog), an sionnach ann an craiceann na caorach (english: wolf in sheep's clothing)

Inflected forms

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "shepherd",
      "word": "buachaill-chaorach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sheepdog",
      "word": "cù-chaorach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "wolf in sheep's clothing",
      "word": "an sionnach ann an craiceann na caorach"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "mga",
        "3": "cáera"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish cáera",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "cauru"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish cauru",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*kaɸerūxs"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caorach",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caoraich",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gd-decl-noun-table",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caoraich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caoraibh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "(a') chaora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caoraich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na caoraich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nan caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "(a') chaora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caoraibh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na caoraibh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chaora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaoraich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chaoraich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "caora",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaora",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "18": "caoraich",
        "19": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f2accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
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        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "gen": "caorach",
        "pl": "caoraich"
      },
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "caora",
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        "11": "caoraich",
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        "2": "caorach",
        "3": "caora",
        "4": "caoraich",
        "5": "caorach",
        "6": "caoraibh",
        "7": "chaora",
        "8": "caorach",
        "9": "chaora",
        "artdat": "a'",
        "artgen": "na",
        "artnom": "a'",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "c",
        "2": "aora"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "gd",
          "name": "Sheep",
          "orig": "gd:Sheep",
          "parents": [
            "Caprines",
            "Livestock",
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "looking after the sheep",
          "text": "am bun nan caorach",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "from the sheep-fold",
          "text": "o chrò nan caorach",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheep"
      ],
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        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
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        "sheepish person"
      ],
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
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          "sheepish",
          "sheepish"
        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory) sheepish person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰɯːɾə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caora"
}
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    "Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "gd-noun 2",
    "gd:Sheep"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "shepherd",
      "word": "buachaill-chaorach"
    },
    {
      "english": "sheepdog",
      "word": "cù-chaorach"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf in sheep's clothing",
      "word": "an sionnach ann an craiceann na caorach"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "mga",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caorach",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caoraich",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gd-decl-noun-table",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caoraich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caoraibh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "(a') chaora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caoraich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na caoraich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nan caorach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "(a') chaora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caoraibh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na caoraibh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chaora",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaoraich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chaoraich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gd-mut-cons",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caora",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaora",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
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        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "19": "",
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        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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        "9": "genitive singular",
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        "f9accel-form": "p",
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        "g3": "",
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        "5": "caorach",
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        "7": "chaora",
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  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "looking after the sheep",
          "text": "am bun nan caorach",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "from the sheep-fold",
          "text": "o chrò nan caorach",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheep"
      ],
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        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheepish person"
      ],
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        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "sheepish",
          "sheepish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) sheepish person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰɯːɾə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caora"
}

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