òrdagan-coise
The English phrase 'toes' is translated into Gaelic as òrdagan-coise.
òrdagan-coise refers to the digits on a person's foot.
Did you know?
- While English uses the single word 'toes', Gaelic often describes them as 'the little things of the foot' using the diminutive òrdagan-coise.
- The word coise shares a distant linguistic root with the Latin word pes and the English word 'foot', though the sound has shifted significantly over millennia.
- If you were to speak about a single toe, you would use the singular òrdagan-choise, changing the spelling of the second word due to grammatical mutation rules.
Example conversation
Angus and Mairead are talking about a foot injury.
- AngusTha pian anns an òrdagan-coise agam.I have a pain in my toe.
- MaireadDè a tharla dha, a Angus?What happened to it, Angus?
- AngusChuir mi mo chos air rudeigin.I put my foot on something.
- MaireadTha an òrdagan-coise agad dearg.Your toe is red.
