coille
Irish
Noun
coille f sg
- genitive singular of coill (“wood, forest”)
Noun
coille f sg
- variant genitive singular of caileann (“calends”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coille | choille | gcoille |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “coille” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coille” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old French
Alternative forms
- coil m
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cōlea n pl, from Latin cōleus m sg, of Ancient Greek origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuʎə/
Noun
coille f (oblique plural coilles, nominative singular coille, nominative plural coilles)
- (anatomy, vulgar) ball, testicle
Related terms
- coillon
- coillu
Descendants
- Middle French: couille
- French: couille
- Walloon: coye
- → Middle Dutch: cul
- Dutch: kul
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish caille, genitive singular of caill (“forest”) (compare modern Irish coill).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɤʎə/
Noun
coille f (genitive singular coille, plural coilltean or coilltichean)
- forest
Derived terms
- blàran coille
- calman-coille
- capall-coille
- coilltearachd
- corcan-coille
- crùban-coille
- dearcag-choille
- lasair-choille
- maor-coille
- riabhag-choille
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| coille | choille |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |