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coille

Irish

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Noun

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coille f sg

  1. genitive singular of coill (“wood, forest”)

Noun

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coille f sg

  1. variant genitive singular of caileann (“calends”)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coille choille gcoille
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *cōlea n pl, from Latin cōleus m sg, of Ancient Greek origin.

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Noun

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coille oblique singular, f (oblique plural coilles, nominative singular coille, nominative plural coilles)

  1. (anatomy, vulgar) ball, testicle
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Descendants

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  • Middle French: couille
    • French: couille
  • Walloon: coye
  • → Middle Dutch: cul

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish caille, genitive singular of caill (“forest”) (compare modern Irish coill).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coille f (dative singular coille or coillidh, genitive singular coille, plural coilltean or coilltichean)

  1. forest

Derived terms

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Mutation

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