cur i gcéill
Irish
Noun
cur i gcéill m (genitive singular cuir i gcéill)
- pretence, make-believe
Derived terms
- cur i gcéill dúbailte (“double bluff”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cur i gcéill | chur i gcéill | gcur i gcéill |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cur i gcéill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cur i gcéill” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cur i gcéill” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.