goil

See also: goił

English

Noun

goil (plural goils)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of girl.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoʏ̯l/

Adjective

goil (strong nominative masculine singular goiler, comparative goiler, superlative am goilsten)

  1. (nonstandard) pronunciation spelling of geil
    • 2009, Christian Ulmen, Für Uwe‎[3], Rowohlt, →ISBN:
      Wie goil das war! Papa war genau wie Herrn Immer.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

Sometimes associated with the skinhead scene from the typical use of -oi- (as in deutsch → doitsch; but coming from English oi).

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish golaid, perhaps ultimately from the same source as galar (“misery, illness, affliction”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛlʲ/

Verb

goil (present analytic goileann, future analytic goilfidh, verbal noun gol, past participle goilte)

  1. weep, cry (softly)
Conjugation
conjugation of goil (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun gol
past participle goilte
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present goilim goileann tú;
goilir† 		goileann sé, sí goilimid goileann sibh goileann siad;
goilid† 		a ghoileann; a ghoileas /
a ngoileann* 		goiltear
past ghoil mé; ghoileas ghoil tú; ghoilis ghoil sé, sí ghoileamar; ghoil muid ghoil sibh; ghoileabhair ghoil siad; ghoileadar a ghoil /
ar ghoil* 		goileadh
past habitual ghoilinn / ngoilinn‡‡ ghoilteá / ngoilteᇇ ghoileadh sé, sí / ngoileadh sé, s퇇 ghoilimis; ghoileadh muid / ngoilimis‡‡; ngoileadh muid‡‡ ghoileadh sibh / ngoileadh sibh‡‡ ghoilidís; ghoileadh siad / ngoilidís‡‡; ngoileadh siad‡‡ a ghoileadh /
a ngoileadh* 		ghoiltí / ngoilt퇇
future goilfidh mé;
goilfead 		goilfidh tú;
goilfir† 		goilfidh sé, sí goilfimid;
goilfidh muid 		goilfidh sibh goilfidh siad;
goilfid† 		a ghoilfidh; a ghoilfeas /
a ngoilfidh* 		goilfear
conditional ghoilfinn / ngoilfinn‡‡ ghoilfeá / ngoilfeᇇ ghoilfeadh sé, sí / ngoilfeadh sé, s퇇 ghoilfimis; ghoilfeadh muid / ngoilfimis‡‡; ngoilfeadh muid‡‡ ghoilfeadh sibh / ngoilfeadh sibh‡‡ ghoilfidís; ghoilfeadh siad / ngoilfidís‡‡; ngoilfeadh siad‡‡ a ghoilfeadh /
a ngoilfeadh* 		ghoilfí / ngoilf퇇
subjunctive
present go ngoile mé;
go ngoilead† 		go ngoile tú;
go ngoilir† 		go ngoile sé, sí go ngoilimid;
go ngoile muid 		go ngoile sibh go ngoile siad;
go ngoilid† 		— go ngoiltear
past dá ngoilinn dá ngoilteá dá ngoileadh sé, sí dá ngoilimis;
dá ngoileadh muid 		dá ngoileadh sibh dá ngoilidís;
dá ngoileadh siad 		— dá ngoiltí
imperative
– goilim goil goileadh sé, sí goilimis goiligí;
goilidh† 		goilidís — goiltear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gal”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Either a rapid-speech variant of gabháil or a variant of dul with assimilation of /d̪ˠ/ to the /ɡ/ of the particle ag. Compare Manx goll (“going”, verbal noun of immee).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔlʲ/, /ɡɛlʲ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ɡɞl/[1]

Noun

goil

  1. (Connacht, Ulster) verbal noun of gabh (“go”) and téigh
Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 129

Mutation

Mutated forms of goil
radical lenition eclipsis
goil ghoil ngoil

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 Proto-Celtic *gali-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“to dribble; gush forth; spring; squirt; throw”). Compare also goile (“stomach, appetite”).

Pronunciation

Verb

goil (past ghoil, future goilidh, verbal noun goil, past participle goilte)

  1. boil

Noun

goil f

  1. verbal noun of goil
    tha an coire air goil ― the kettle is boiling

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎[2], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
  3. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 83

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “goil”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[4], Stirling, →ISBN
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