coillteach

Irish

Etymology

From coillte (“woods”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːlʲtʲəx/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈkəil̠ʲtʲəx/
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkɞl̠ʲtʲəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌl̠ʲtʲa(h)/

Adjective

coillteach (genitive singular masculine coilltigh, genitive singular feminine coilltí, plural coillteacha, comparative coilltí)

wooded, sylvan, timbered
Synonyms: crannach, crannmhar, faoi chrainn, faoi choillte

Declension

Declension of coillteach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	coillteach	choillteach	coillteacha; choillteacha²
Vocative	choilltigh	choillteach	coillteacha
Genitive	choilltigh	coilltí	coillteacha	coillteach
Dative	coillteach; choillteach¹	choillteach; choilltigh (archaic)	coillteacha; choillteacha²
Comparative	níos coilltí
Superlative	is coilltí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coillteach	choillteach	gcoillteach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.