cúilín

Irish

Etymology 1

From cúil (“nook”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

cúilín m (genitive singular cúilín, nominative plural cúilíní)

1. diminutive of cúil
2. little nook

Etymology 2

From cúl (“behind; back; goal”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

cúilín m (genitive singular cúilín, nominative plural cúilíní)

1. diminutive of cúl
2. wedge (alongside handle in socket of implement); (of spade) (wooden) tramp
3. (Gaelic football, hurling, etc.) point, scored by driving the ball over the crossbar of the goalpost, as opposed to a goal, worth three points, scored by driving the ball under the crossbar

   Synonym: pointe

Derived terms

• cúilín Muire (“lady's tresses”) (plant)

Declension

Declension of cúilín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cúilín cúilíní Vocative a chúilín a chúilíní Genitive cúilín cúilíní Dative cúilín cúilíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cúilín na cúilíní Genitive an chúilín na gcúilíní Dative leis an gcúilín don chúilín leis na cúilíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cúilín	chúilín	gcúilín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúilín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cúilín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cúilín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024