coileach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cailech, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos (compare Welsh ceiliog), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”) (compare Latin calō, Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō), Old English hlōwan (“to low (of cows)”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
coileach m (genitive singular coiligh, nominative plural coiligh)
Declension
Declension of coileach
First declension
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Derived terms
Terms derived from coileach
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coileach | choileach | gcoileach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "coileach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 cailech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cailech, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos (compare Welsh ceiliog), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”) (compare Latin calō, Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō), Old English hlōwan (“to low (of cows)”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɤləx/
Noun
coileach m (genitive singular coilich, plural coilich)
- cock, rooster
- barn-cock
- rill of water
- eddy, rapids
- (west of Ross) white crest on the waves
- the apex of a thatched hay- or corn-stack
Derived terms
Terms derived from coileach
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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
- “2 cailech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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