caol
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cáel, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Cornish and Welsh cul).
Pronunciation
Adjective
caol (genitive singular masculine caoil, genitive singular feminine caoile, plural caola, comparative caoile)
- thin, slender
- Synonym: tanaí
- fine
- narrow
- Synonym: cúng
- (sound) thin, shrill
- (linguistics) slender, palatalized
- Caol le caol agus leathan le leathan.(rule in Irish spelling)
- Slender (consonant) goes with slender (vowel) and broad (consonant) with broad (vowel).
- weak, dilute
- slight
- subtle
Declension
Declension of caol
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | caol | chaol | caola; chaola² | |
Vocative | chaoil | caola | ||
Genitive | caoile | caola | caol | |
Dative | caol; chaol¹ |
chaol; chaoil (archaic) |
caola; chaola² | |
Comparative | níos caoile | |||
Superlative | is caoile |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Noun
caol m (genitive singular caoil, nominative plural caolta)
Declension
Declension of caol
Derived terms
- cuir caol ort féin (“sharpen yourself; make yourself scarce”, verb)
Verb
caol (present analytic caolann, future analytic caolfaidh, verbal noun caoladh, past participle caolta)
- Alternative form of caolaigh (“become thin; narrow; reduce; dilute; palatalize; edge, sidle”)
Conjugation
conjugation of caol (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caol | chaol | gcaol |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Template:R:ga:Dinneen
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cáel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “caol” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caol” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cáel, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Cornish and Welsh cul).
Pronunciation
Adjective
caol
Antonyms
Derived terms
- caol-shràid
- ceàrn caol (“acute angle”)
Noun
caol m (genitive singular caoil, plural caoiltean)
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
caol | chaol |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
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