caoireoil
Irish
Alternative forms
- caoirfheoil
Etymology
From caora + feoil.
Noun
caoireoil f (genitive singular caoireola)
- mutton
Declension
Declension of caoireoil
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caoireoil | chaoireoil | gcaoireoil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caoireoil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “caoireoil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caoireoil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.