collaí

See also: collai

Irish

Alternative forms

  • collaidhe, colnaidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish collaide, from Old Irish colnide (“corporeal; carnal”). By surface analysis, colainn +‎ -aí (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

collaí

  1. sexual (of sex)
    Synonyms: gnéasach, gnéis
  2. carnal
    Synonyms: craicinn, na colainne
  3. (euphemistic) intimate (sexual)
    Synonym: gnéasach

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of collaí
radical lenition eclipsis
collaí chollaí gcollaí

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

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