cúlaí

See also: culai

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kuːˈl̪ˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlˠiː/, /ˈkuːl̪ˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlˠi/, /ˈkuːl̪ˠi/

Etymology 1

From cúl (“back”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

cúlaí m (genitive singular cúlaí, nominative plural cúlaithe)

1. (hurling, Gaelic football, rugby) back

Declension

Declension of cúlaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cúlaí cúlaithe Vocative a chúlaí a chúlaithe Genitive cúlaí cúlaithe Dative cúlaí cúlaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cúlaí na cúlaithe Genitive an chúlaí na gcúlaithe Dative leis an gcúlaí don chúlaí leis na cúlaithe

Synonyms

• (hurling, Gaelic football): cosantóir, taca

Derived terms

• lánchúlaí
• leathchúlaí

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúlaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cúlaí

1. analytic present subjunctive of cúlaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cúlaí	chúlaí	gcúlaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.