coir

See also: còir and cóir

English

Coir.

Alternative forms

• caire

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கயறு (kayaṟu), Malayalam കയർ (kayaṟ).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɪɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪə(ɹ)
• Homophone: coyer

Noun

coir (countable and uncountable, plural coirs)

1. The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.

Translations

fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut

• Arabic: قُنْبَر m (qunbar), قُنْبَار m (qunbār), كُنْبَار m (kunbār)
• Czech: koir m
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: kookoskuitu
• French: caire (fr) m, chaire (fr) m
• German: Kokosfaser f
• Gujarati: કાથી (kāthī)
• Indonesian: sabut (id)
• Malay: sabut
• Malayalam: കയർ (ml) (kayaṟ)
• Maori: puru (archaic, obsolete)
• Portuguese: cairo (pt) m
• Russian: койр (ru) m (kojr)
• Spanish: coir m
• Swedish: kokosfiber (sv) c
• Tamil: கயறு (kayaṟu)
• Telugu: కొబ్బరిపీచు (kobbaripīcu)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• Cori, RICO

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛɾʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɪɾʲ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

coir f (genitive singular coire or cortha, nominative plural coireanna or cortha)

1. crime, offence; fault, transgression
2. (used mainly in negative, of state) harm

Declension

Standard declension:

Declension of coir

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative coir coireanna Vocative a choir a choireanna Genitive coire coireanna Dative coir coireanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an choir na coireanna Genitive na coire na gcoireanna Dative leis an gcoir don choir leis na coireanna

Alternative declension:

Declension of coir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative coir cortha Vocative a choir a chortha Genitive cortha cortha Dative coir cortha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an choir na cortha Genitive na cortha na gcortha Dative leis an gcoir don choir leis na cortha

Derived terms

• coir ghníomhach f (“actual sin”)
• coir mheanman f (“contemplated sin”)
• coireach
• créatúr gan choir m (“harmless creature; simple soul”)
• duine gan choir m (“harmless person; simple soul”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “coir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Etymology 2

From Old Irish coirid (“tires”), from cor m (“act of tiring; tiredness, fatigue”).

Verb

coir (present analytic coireann, future analytic coirfidh, verbal noun cor, past participle cortha)

1. (transitive, intransitive) tire, exhaust

Conjugation

conjugation of coir (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	coirim	coireann tú; coirir†	coireann sé, sí	coirimid	coireann sibh	coireann siad; coirid†	a choireann; a choireas / a gcoireann*; a gcoireas*	coirtear
	past	choir mé; choireas	choir tú; choiris	choir sé, sí	choireamar; choir muid	choir sibh; choireabhair	choir siad; choireadar	a choir / ar choir*	coireadh
	past habitual	choirinn / gcoirinn‡‡	choirteá / gcoirteᇇ	choireadh sé, sí / gcoireadh sé, s퇇	choirimis; choireadh muid / gcoirimis‡‡; gcoireadh muid‡‡	choireadh sibh / gcoireadh sibh‡‡	choiridís; choireadh siad / gcoiridís‡‡; gcoireadh siad‡‡	a choireadh / a gcoireadh*	choirtí / gcoirt퇇
future		coirfidh mé; coirfead	coirfidh tú; coirfir†	coirfidh sé, sí	coirfimid; coirfidh muid	coirfidh sibh	coirfidh siad; coirfid†	a choirfidh; a choirfeas / a gcoirfidh*; a gcoirfeas*	coirfear
conditional		choirfinn / gcoirfinn‡‡	choirfeá / gcoirfeᇇ	choirfeadh sé, sí / gcoirfeadh sé, s퇇	choirfimis; choirfeadh muid / gcoirfimis‡‡; gcoirfeadh muid‡‡	choirfeadh sibh / gcoirfeadh sibh‡‡	choirfidís; choirfeadh siad / gcoirfidís‡‡; gcoirfeadh siad‡‡	a choirfeadh / a gcoirfeadh*	choirfí / gcoirf퇇
subjunctive	present	go gcoire mé; go gcoiread†	go gcoire tú; go gcoirir†	go gcoire sé, sí	go gcoirimid; go gcoire muid	go gcoire sibh	go gcoire siad; go gcoirid†	—	go gcoirtear
	past	dá gcoirinn	dá gcoirteá	dá gcoireadh sé, sí	dá gcoirimis; dá gcoireadh muid	dá gcoireadh sibh	dá gcoiridís; dá gcoireadh siad	—	dá gcoirtí
imperative		coirim	coir	coireadh sé, sí	coirimis	coirigí; coiridh†	coiridís	—	coirtear
verbal noun		cor
past participle		cortha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “coir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Etymology 3

See coirigh.

Verb

coir (present analytic coireann, future analytic coirfidh, verbal noun coireadh, past participle coirthe)

1. (intransitive) Alternative form of coirigh (“accuse, criminate”)

Conjugation

conjugation of coir (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	coirim	coireann tú; coirir†	coireann sé, sí	coirimid	coireann sibh	coireann siad; coirid†	a choireann; a choireas / a gcoireann*; a gcoireas*	coirtear
	past	choir mé; choireas	choir tú; choiris	choir sé, sí	choireamar; choir muid	choir sibh; choireabhair	choir siad; choireadar	a choir / ar choir*	coireadh
	past habitual	choirinn / gcoirinn‡‡	choirteá / gcoirteᇇ	choireadh sé, sí / gcoireadh sé, s퇇	choirimis; choireadh muid / gcoirimis‡‡; gcoireadh muid‡‡	choireadh sibh / gcoireadh sibh‡‡	choiridís; choireadh siad / gcoiridís‡‡; gcoireadh siad‡‡	a choireadh / a gcoireadh*	choirtí / gcoirt퇇
future		coirfidh mé; coirfead	coirfidh tú; coirfir†	coirfidh sé, sí	coirfimid; coirfidh muid	coirfidh sibh	coirfidh siad; coirfid†	a choirfidh; a choirfeas / a gcoirfidh*; a gcoirfeas*	coirfear
conditional		choirfinn / gcoirfinn‡‡	choirfeá / gcoirfeᇇ	choirfeadh sé, sí / gcoirfeadh sé, s퇇	choirfimis; choirfeadh muid / gcoirfimis‡‡; gcoirfeadh muid‡‡	choirfeadh sibh / gcoirfeadh sibh‡‡	choirfidís; choirfeadh siad / gcoirfidís‡‡; gcoirfeadh siad‡‡	a choirfeadh / a gcoirfeadh*	choirfí / gcoirf퇇
subjunctive	present	go gcoire mé; go gcoiread†	go gcoire tú; go gcoirir†	go gcoire sé, sí	go gcoirimid; go gcoire muid	go gcoire sibh	go gcoire siad; go gcoirid†	—	go gcoirtear
	past	dá gcoirinn	dá gcoirteá	dá gcoireadh sé, sí	dá gcoirimis; dá gcoireadh muid	dá gcoireadh sibh	dá gcoiridís; dá gcoireadh siad	—	dá gcoirtí
imperative		coirim	coir	coireadh sé, sí	coirimis	coirigí; coiridh†	coiridís	—	coirtear
verbal noun		coireadh
past participle		coirthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

coir m

1. inflection of cor:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coir	choir	gcoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈko.ɨrʲ]

Adjective

coïr

1. Alternative form of cóir

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
coïr	choïr	coïr pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwaːʀ/

Noun

coir m

1. body