cuaille

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Irish

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Etymology

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Cognate with Welsh cofl.[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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cuaille m (genitive singular cuaille, nominative plural cuaillí)

  1. pole; stake, post
  2. (heraldry) pale
  3. tall, thin person; lank, lazy person

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuaille chuaille gcuaille
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cofl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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