Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cuicél.[2] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic cuigeal and Manx quiggal.
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkiɟeːlˠ/[3] (corresponding to the form coigéal/cuigéal)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɟalˠ/[4] (corresponding to the form coigeál/cuigeál)
Noun
coigeal f (genitive singular coigile, nominative plural coigeala)
- distaff
Declension
Declension of coigeal (second declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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coigeal
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coigeala
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| vocative
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a choigeal
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a choigeala
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| genitive
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coigile
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coigeal
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| dative
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coigeal
coigil (archaic, dialectal)
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coigeala
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an choigeal
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na coigeala
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| genitive
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na coigile
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na gcoigeal
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| dative
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leis an gcoigeal
leis an gcoigil (archaic, dialectal)
don choigeal
don choigil (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na coigeala
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Derived terms
- abhras ar do choigeal (“string to one’s bow”)
- coigealach
- coigeal na mban sí (“bulrush, cattail”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of coigeal
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| coigeal
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choigeal
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gcoigeal
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ “coigeal”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuicél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 198, page 78
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 477, page 153
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “coigeal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 220; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coigeal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
