coire

coīre

1. present active infinitive of coeō

From Old Irish coire.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔɾʲə/

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɤɾʲə/

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

• dèan coire - offend