caol
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cáel,[1] from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Cornish and Welsh cul).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /keːl̪ˠ/, [këːə̯l̪ˠ][2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /kiːlˠ/, /kiːl̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kiːlˠ/, /kiːl̪ˠ/; (older) /kɯːlˠ/
Adjective edit
caol (genitive singular masculine caoil, genitive singular feminine caoile, plural caola, comparative caoile)
- thin, slender
- Synonym: tanaí
- fine
- narrow
- Synonym: cúng
- (sound) thin, shrill
- (linguistics) slender, palatalized
- Caol le caol agus leathan le leathan. (rule in Irish spelling)
- Slender (consonant) goes with slender (vowel) and broad (consonant) with broad (vowel).
- weak, dilute
- slight
- subtle
Declension edit
Declension of caol
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | caol | chaol | caola; chaola² | |
Vocative | chaoil | caola | ||
Genitive | caoile | caola | caol | |
Dative | caol; chaol¹ |
chaol; chaoil (archaic) |
caola; chaola² | |
Comparative | níos caoile | |||
Superlative | is caoile |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
caol m (genitive singular caoil, nominative plural caolta)
Declension edit
Declension of caol
Derived terms edit
- cuir caol ort féin (“sharpen yourself; make yourself scarce”, verb)
Verb edit
caol (present analytic caolann, future analytic caolfaidh, verbal noun caoladh, past participle caolta)
- Alternative form of caolaigh (“become thin”)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of caol (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caol | chaol | gcaol |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cáel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caol”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 115
- Entries containing “caol” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caol” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cáel, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Cornish and Welsh cul).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
caol
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
caol m (genitive singular caoil, plural caoiltean)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: kyle
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
caol | chaol |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |