coinneal
Irish
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coinneal
Etymology
From Old Irish caindel, from Latin candēla.
Displaced native íotharna (“(tallow)-candle, rushlight”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɪnʲəl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɪn̠ʲəlˠ/, /ˈkɪn̠ʲəl̪ˠ/
Noun
coinneal f (genitive singular coinnle, nominative plural coinnle)
- candle
- torch
- light, glint
Declension
Declension of coinneal
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive plural: coinneal
Derived terms
- aolchoinneal f (“stalagmite”)
- céir choinnle f (“candle wax”)
- coinnealbháigh (“excommunicate”, transitive verb)
- coinnealchumhacht f (“candle-power”)
- coinneal oíche f (“evening primrose”)
- coinnealóir m (“chandler”)
- coinnealra m (“candelabrum”)
- coinnle adhanta f pl (“torch of valour (of person)”)
- coinnle an phúca f pl (“dark mullein”)
- coinnle bána f pl (“white mullein”)
- coinnle bhraonáin f pl (“icicles”)
- coinnle corra f pl (“wild hyacinth, bluebell”)
- coinnle Muire f pl (“great mullein, common mullein”)
- coinnle reo f pl (“icicles”)
- ruamann na gcoinneal m (“daddy-long-legs”)
- solas coinnle m (“candlelight”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coinneal | choinneal | gcoinneal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caindel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coinneal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “coinneal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coinneal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
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coinneal
Etymology
From Old Irish caindel, from Latin candēla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɤɲəl̪ˠ/
Noun
coinneal f (genitive singular coinnle, plural coinnlean)
- candle
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
coinneal | choinneal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caindel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language