cúilín
Irish
editEtymology 1
editFrom cúil (“nook”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Noun
editcúilín m (genitive singular cúilín, nominative plural cúilíní)
- diminutive of cúil
- little nook
Etymology 2
editFrom cúl (“behind; back; goal”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Noun
editcúilín m (genitive singular cúilín, nominative plural cúilíní)
- diminutive of cúl
- wedge (alongside handle in socket of implement); (of spade) (wooden) tramp
- (Gaelic football, hurling, etc.) point, scored by driving the ball over the crossbar of the goalpost, as opposed to a goal, worth three points, scored by driving the ball under the crossbar
- Synonym: pointe
Derived terms
edit- cúilín Muire (“lady's tresses”) (plant)
Declension
editDeclension of cúilín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cúilín | chúilín | gcúilín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúilín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cúilín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cúilín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024