caoile

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːlʲə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish caíle, from Old Irish coíle. By surface analysis, caol +‎ -e.

Noun

caoile f (genitive singular caoile)

1. thinness, slenderness
2. (phonology, phonetics) palatalized quality

Declension

Declension of caoile

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative caoile Vocative a chaoile Genitive caoile Dative caoile

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an chaoile Genitive na caoile Dative leis an gcaoile don chaoile

Further reading

• “caoile”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caoile”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 114
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

caoile

1. inflection of caol:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caoile	chaoile	gcaoile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɯːlə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish caíle, from Old Irish coíle. By surface analysis, caol +‎ -e.

Noun

caoile f (genitive singular caoile, no plural)

1. thinness, slenderness

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

caoile

1. inflection of caol:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
caoile	chaoile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.