coinneal
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish caindel, from Latin candēla.[1]
Displaced native íotharna (“(tallow)-candle, rushlight”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
coinneal f (genitive singular coinnle, nominative plural coinnle)
Declension edit
Declension of coinneal
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive plural: coinneal
Derived terms edit
- aolchoinneal f (“stalagmite”)
- céir choinnle f (“candle wax”)
- coinneal oíche f (“evening primrose”)
- coinnealbháigh (“excommunicate”, transitive verb)
- coinnealchumhacht f (“candle-power”)
- coinnealóir m (“chandler”)
- coinnealra m (“candelabrum”)
- coinnle adhanta f pl (“torch of valour (of person)”)
- coinnle an phúca f pl (“dark mullein”)
- coinnle bána f pl (“white mullein”)
- coinnle bhraonáin f pl (“icicles”)
- coinnle corra f pl (“wild hyacinth, bluebell”)
- coinnle Muire f pl (“great mullein, common mullein”)
- coinnle reo f pl (“icicles”)
- ruamann na gcoinneal m (“daddy-long-legs”)
- solas coinnle m (“candlelight”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coinneal | choinneal | gcoinneal |
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), “caindel”, 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 82
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coinneal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “coinneal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coinneal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish caindel, from Latin candēla.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
coinneal f (genitive singular coinnle, plural coinnlean)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
coinneal | choinneal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caindel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language