goil

See also: goił

English

Noun

goil (plural goils)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of girl.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoʏ̯l/

Adjective

goil (strong nominative masculine singular goiler, comparative goiler, superlative am goilsten)

  1. (nonstandard) pronunciation spelling of geil
    • 2009, Christian Ulmen, Für Uwe[3], Rowohlt, →ISBN:
      Wie goil das war! Papa war genau wie Herrn Immer.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

Sometimes associated with the skinhead scene from the typical use of -oi- (as in deutschdoitsch; but coming from English oi).

Irish

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish golaid, perhaps ultimately from the same source as galar (misery, illness, affliction).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡɛlʲ/

    Verb

    goil (present analytic goileann, future analytic goilfidh, verbal noun gol, past participle goilte)

    1. weep, cry (softly)
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of goil (first conjugation – A)
    indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    present goilim goileann tú;
    goilir
    goileann sé, sí goilimid; goileann muid goileann sibh goileann siad;
    goilid
    a ghoileann; a ghoileas goiltear
    past ghoil mé; ghoileas ghoil tú; ghoilis ghoil sé, sí ghoileamar; ghoil muid ghoil sibh; ghoileabhair ghoil siad; ghoileadar a ghoil goileadh
    past habitual ghoilinn /
    goilinn
    ghoilteá /
    goilteá
    ghoileadh sé, sí /
    goileadh sé, sí
    ghoilimis; ghoileadh muid /
    goilimis; goileadh muid
    ghoileadh sibh /
    goileadh sibh
    ghoilidís; ghoileadh siad /
    goilidís; goileadh siad
    a ghoileadh ghoiltí /
    goiltí
    singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    future goilfidh mé;
    goilfead
    goilfidh tú;
    goilfir
    goilfidh sé, sí goilfimid;
    goilfidh muid
    goilfidh sibh goilfidh siad;
    goilfid
    a ghoilfidh; a ghoilfeas goilfear
    conditional ghoilfinn /
    goilfinn
    ghoilfeá /
    goilfeá
    ghoilfeadh sé, sí /
    goilfeadh sé, sí
    ghoilfimis; ghoilfeadh muid /
    goilfimis; goilfeadh muid
    ghoilfeadh sibh /
    goilfeadh sibh
    ghoilfidís; ghoilfeadh siad /
    goilfidís; goilfeadh siad
    a ghoilfeadh ghoilfí /
    goilfí
    subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    present go ngoile mé;
    go ngoilead
    go ngoile tú;
    go ngoilir
    go ngoile sé, sí go ngoilimid;
    go ngoile muid
    go ngoile sibh go ngoile siad;
    go ngoilid
    go ngoiltear
    past ngoilinn ngoilteá ngoileadh sé, sí ngoilimis;
    ngoileadh muid
    ngoileadh sibh ngoilidís;
    ngoileadh siad
    ngoiltí
    imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    goilim goil goileadh sé, sí goilimis goiligí;
    goilidh
    goilidís goiltear
    past participle goilte
    verbal noun gol

    archaic or dialect form
    dependent form

    Synonyms

    References

    1. ^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “gal”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN

    Etymology 2

      Either a rapid-speech variant of gabháil or a variant of dul with assimilation of /d̪ˠ/ to the /ɡ/ of the particle ag. Compare Manx goll (going, verbal noun of immee).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ɡɔlʲ/, /ɡɛlʲ/
      • (Aran) IPA(key): /ɡɞl/[1]

      Noun

      goil

      1. (Connacht, Ulster) verbal noun of gabh (go) and téigh
      Synonyms

      References

      1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 129

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of goil
      radical lenition eclipsis
      goil ghoil ngoil

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Scottish Gaelic

      Etymology

      From Proto-Celtic *gali-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (to dribble; gush forth; spring; squirt; throw). Compare also goile (stomach, appetite).

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      goil (past ghoil, future goilidh, verbal noun goil, past participle goilte)

      1. boil

      Noun

      goil f

      1. verbal noun of goil
        tha an coire air goilthe kettle is boiling

      References

      1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
      2. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902), “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99[2], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
      3. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 83

      Further reading

      • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “goil”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[4], Stirling, →ISBN