corc
masculine
The Irish word for bottle stopper (cork) is corc.
corc refers to the stopper used in a bottle.
Meaning: bottle stopper (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
corc is a masculine noun.
Did you know?
- While corc refers to a bottle stopper, it is a homonym with another word in Irish, corc, which means 'crimson' or a deep red color.
- While corc means 'bottle stopper' as a loanword, the native Irish word for the material cork is corcaill.
- The Irish word corc is a phonetic loanword from English, meaning its spelling and sound were adapted directly from the English 'cork'.
Examples in context
- Níl an corc ar an mbord.The cork is not on the table.
Example conversation
Aoife and Conor are preparing to open a bottle of wine.
- AoifeConor, cá bhfuil an corc?Conor, where is the cork?
- ConorTá sé ar an mbord, a Aoife.It is on the table, Aoife.
- AoifeNí féidir liom an corc a tharraingt.I cannot pull the cork.
- ConorTug an corc chugam anois.Give the cork to me now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cork” translations and entries corc, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries corc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
