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cuaille

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Irish

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Etymology

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Cognate with Welsh cofl.[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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cuaille m (genitive singular cuaille, nominative plural cuaillí)

  1. pole; stake, post
  2. (heraldry) pale
  3. tall, thin person; lank, lazy person

Declension

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Declension of cuaille (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cuaille cuaillí
vocative a chuaille a chuaillí
genitive cuaille cuaillí
dative cuaille cuaillí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cuaille na cuaillí
genitive an chuaille na gcuaillí
dative leis an gcuaille
don chuaille
leis na cuaillí

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of cuaille
radical lenition eclipsis
cuaille chuaille gcuaille

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cofl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Further reading

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