cochall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cochall, from Latin cucullus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔxəl̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌxəl̪ˠ/

Noun

cochall m (genitive singular cochaill, nominative plural cochaill)

1. hood, hooded garment
2. cowl, mantle, scarf
3. (botany) capsule, pod
4. (of cock, figuratively of a person) hackle
5. (anatomy, of animal) scrotum
6. (fishing) scoop net, landing net

Declension

Declension of cochall

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cochall cochaill Vocative a chochaill a chochalla Genitive cochaill cochall Dative cochall cochaill

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cochall na cochaill Genitive an chochaill na gcochall Dative leis an gcochall don chochall leis na cochaill

Synonyms

• scairf, muifléad (“scarf”)

Derived terms

• cochallach (“hooded, cowled, hood-shaped; capsular, podded; hot-tempered, angry; bushy”, adjective)
• cochall simléir (“chimney cowl”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cochall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cochall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cucullus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoxal͈/

Noun

cochall m (genitive cochaill, nominative plural cochaill)

1. cowl, hood, hooded cloak
2. (botany) husk

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• cochlach (“hooded; wearing a hood”, adjective)
• cochlán m (“little hood”)

Descendants

• Irish: cochall
• Manx: coghal
• Scottish Gaelic: cochall

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cochall	chochall	cochall pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cochall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cochall, from Latin cucullus.

Noun

cochall m (genitive singular cochaill, plural cochaill or cochallan)

1. cocoon, chrysalis, cochlea
2. hood
3. shell, husk, hull

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “cochall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cochall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language