caor thine ort
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “A thunderbolt upon you”
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːɾʲ hɪnʲu ɔɾˠt̪ˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form caoir thineadh ort)
Phrase edit
- A curse wishing someone misfortune
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 99
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “caor”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caor thine ort”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN