corc
The English word "cork" (meaning a bottle stopper) is translated into Gaelic as corc.
Meaning: bottle stopper (noun)
Related words
Did you know?
- If you were looking for the 'cork tree' itself, you would not use corc, but rather a descriptive phrase involving the word for 'oak'.
- Because Gaelic is a highly inflected language, if you wanted to talk about 'the corks' (plural), the word would change its ending beyond just adding a letter.
- The phonetic structure of corc relies on a hard 'c' sound at both the beginning and the end, a feature that makes it very distinct from English pronunciations of similar words.
Examples in context
- Tá mé ag taisteal go dtí Corcaigh.I am traveling to Cork.
- Bhí ceolchoirm iontach i gCorcaí.There was a fantastic concert in Cork.
- Ní féidir liom an corc a fháil.I cannot find the cork.
- Cuir an corc ar ais sa bhotal.Put the cork back in the bottle.
Example conversation
Isla and Callum are opening a bottle of wine.
- IslaNí féidir liom an corc a bhástach.I can't get the cork out.
- CallumTabhair an corc dom, a Isla.Give the cork to me, Isla.
- IslaGo raibh maise ort, a Callum.Thank you, Callum.
- CallumNíl aon fhadhb leis an corc seo.There is no problem with this cork.
