coilleag

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɤʎak/

Etymology 1

Noun

coilleag f (genitive singular coilleige, plural coilleagan)

1. cockle

Synonyms

• srùban

Etymology 2

Noun

coilleag f (genitive singular coilleige, plural coilleagan)

1. shoot, sprout (particularly of a potato)
2. young potato
3. peats arranged upright for drying

Etymology 3

coille +‎ -ag

Noun

coilleag f (genitive singular coilleige, plural coilleagan)

1. small forest, copse

Etymology 4

Shortening of bua-choilleag, from presumably Latin būcolicum.

Noun

coilleag f (genitive singular coilleige, plural coilleagan)

1. bucolic, pastoral, rural song or poem