cúl

See also cul, and cùl

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cúl

Noun

cúl m (genitive cúil, nominative plural cúil)

1. behind
2. back
3. (sports) goal (score gained; target area)
4. tail

Declension

Declension of cúl

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cúl cúil Vocative a chúil a chúla Genitive cúil cúl Dative cúl cúil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cúl na cúil Genitive an chúil na gcúl Dative leis an gcúl don chúl leis na cúil

Synonyms

• (score gained, target area): báire
• (target area): góraí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cúl	chúl	gcúl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old Irish

Noun

cúl m

1. back
2. rear

Descendants

• Irish: cúl
• Manx: cooyl
• Scottish Gaelic: cùl