cúlaí
See also: culai
Irish
Etymology
From cúl (“back”) + -aí.
Noun
cúlaí m (genitive singular cúlaí, nominative plural cúlaithe)
- (hurling, Gaelic football, rugby) back
Declension
Declension of cúlaí
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Synonyms
- (hurling, Gaelic football): fear cúil, cosantóir, taca
Derived terms
- lánchúlaí (“fullback”)
- leathchúlaí (“halfback”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cúlaí | chúlaí | gcúlaí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "cúlaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.