coill
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): (Waterford) /kəilʲ/[1], (Cork, Kerry) /kiːlʲ/[2][3]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): (Galway) /koil̠ʲ/, /kɞl̠ʲ/[4], /kail̠ʲ/[5]; (Mayo) /kel̠ʲ/[6]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kɪl̠ʲ/[7]
Etymology 1
Noun
coill f (genitive singular coille, nominative plural coillte)
Declension
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Derived terms
- bé choille (“nymph”)
- bíonn cluasa ar an gcoill (“walls have ears”)
- ceithearn choille (“woodkern, highwayman”)
- coillteach (“wooded, sylvan”, adjective)
- coilltigh (“forest, afforest”, verb)
- drischoill (“bramble brake”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish coillid (“to damage, destroy”).
Verb
coill (present analytic coilleann, future analytic coillfidh, verbal noun coilleadh, past participle coillte)
- to castrate, geld, emasculate
Conjugation
| indicative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | coillim | coilleann tú; coillir† |
coilleann sé, sí | coillimid; coilleann muid | coilleann sibh | coilleann siad; coillid† |
a choilleann; a choilleas | coilltear |
| past | choill mé; choilleas | choill tú; choillis | choill sé, sí | choilleamar; choill muid | choill sibh; choilleabhair | choill siad; choilleadar | a choill | coilleadh |
| past habitual | choillinn / coillinn‡ |
choillteá / coillteᇠ|
choilleadh sé, sí / coilleadh sé, sí‡ |
choillimis; choilleadh muid / coillimis‡; coilleadh muid‡ |
choilleadh sibh / coilleadh sibh‡ |
choillidís; choilleadh siad / coillidís‡; coilleadh siad‡ |
a choilleadh | choilltí / coilltí‡ |
| singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| future | coillfidh mé; coillfead |
coillfidh tú; coillfir† |
coillfidh sé, sí | coillfimid; coillfidh muid |
coillfidh sibh | coillfidh siad; coillfid† |
a choillfidh; a choillfeas | coillfear |
| conditional | choillfinn / coillfinn‡ |
choillfeá / coillfeᇠ|
choillfeadh sé, sí / coillfeadh sé, sí‡ |
choillfimis; choillfeadh muid / coillfimis‡; coillfeadh muid‡ |
choillfeadh sibh / coillfeadh sibh‡ |
choillfidís; choillfeadh siad / coillfidís‡; coillfeadh siad‡ |
a choillfeadh | choillfí / coillfí‡ |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | go gcoille mé; go gcoillead† |
go gcoille tú; go gcoillir† |
go gcoille sé, sí | go gcoillimid; go gcoille muid |
go gcoille sibh | go gcoille siad; go gcoillid† |
— | go gcoilltear |
| past | dá gcoillinn | dá gcoillteá | dá gcoilleadh sé, sí | dá gcoillimis; dá gcoilleadh muid |
dá gcoilleadh sibh | dá gcoillidís; dá gcoilleadh siad |
— | dá gcoilltí |
| imperative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| — | coillim | coill | coilleadh sé, sí | coillimis | coilligí; coillidh† |
coillidís | — | coilltear |
| past participle | coillte | |||||||
| verbal noun | coilleadh | |||||||
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
coill
- vocative/genitive singular of coll
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| coill | choill | gcoill |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
References
- ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 115, page 23
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 58, page 14; reprinted 1988
- ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 23, page 31
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 156
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 320
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 17, page 9
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 410, page 135
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 caill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “coill; coillim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 221; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN