Irish
Noun
cuigeal f (genitive singular cuigile, nominative plural cuigeala)
- alternative spelling of coigeal (“distaff”)
Declension
Declension of cuigeal (second declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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cuigeal
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cuigeala
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| vocative
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a chuigeal
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a chuigeala
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| genitive
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cuigile
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cuigeal
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| dative
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cuigeal
cuigil (archaic, dialectal)
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cuigeala
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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 chuigeal
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na cuigeala
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| genitive
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na cuigile
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na gcuigeal
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| dative
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leis an gcuigeal
leis an gcuigil (archaic, dialectal)
don chuigeal
don chuigil (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na cuigeala
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Mutation
Mutated forms of cuigeal
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| cuigeal
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chuigeal
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gcuigeal
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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.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cuicél.[1] Cognate with Irish coigeal and Manx quiggal.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuigeal f (genitive singular cuigealach, plural cuigealan)
- distaff; a stick used in spinning.
Declension
Declension of cuigeal (type Va feminine noun)
| indefinite
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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cuigeal
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cuigealaichean
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| genitive
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cuigealach
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chuigealaichean
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| dative
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cuigeal
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cuigealaichean
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| definite
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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(a') chuigeal
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(na) cuigealaichean
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| genitive
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(na) cuigealach
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(nan) cuigealaichean
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| dative
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(a') chuigeal
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(na) cuigealaichean
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| vocative
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chuigeal
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chuigealaichean
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Mutation
Mutation of cuigeal
| radical
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lenition
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| cuigeal |
chuigeal
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Further reading
- cf 10.8 Mackenzie, Alexander. The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer. Constable and Company, Ltd. London. 2001 (Copyright © 1977 by Elizabeth Sutherland) First printed in Inverness, May 1877. Page 28.