collaí
See also: collai
Irish
Alternative forms
- collaidhe, colnaidhe (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish collaide, colnaide (“of the body, corporeal, sensuous; carnal, sensual”).
Adjective
collaí
- sexual
- carnal
- bodily, fleshy
Derived terms
- caidreamh collaí m (“sexual intercourse”)
- collaíocht f (“carnality, lust; sexuality”)
- fios collaí m (“carnal knowledge”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| collaí | chollaí | gcollaí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "collaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “colnaide” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.