corrag

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

corrag f (genitive singular corraig or corraige, plural corragan)

  1. finger
  2. toe

Usage notes

When it is necessary to specify whether a finger or a toe is meant, it is done by creating a compound with the genitive of làimh (“hand”) → corrag-làimhe or cas (“foot”) → corrag-coise.

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References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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