cochallach

Irish

Etymology

From cochall (“hood, hooded garment; cowl, mantle, scarf; capsule, pod; hackle”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix) (compare Old Irish cochlach (“hooded; wearing a hood”)).

Adjective

cochallach (genitive singular masculine cochallaigh, genitive singular feminine cochallaí, plural cochallacha, comparative cochallaí)

1. hooded, cowled, hood-shaped
2. capsular, podded
3. hot-tempered, angry
4. (of tree, eyebrows, etc.) bushy

Declension

Declension of cochallach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cochallach	chochallach	cochallacha; chochallacha²
Vocative	chochallaigh		cochallacha
Genitive		cochallaí	cochallacha	cochallach
Dative	cochallach; chochallach¹	chochallach; chochallaigh (archaic)	cochallacha; chochallacha²
Comparative	níos cochallaí
Superlative	is cochallaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• moncaí cochallach m (“capuchin monkey”)
• rón cochallach m (“hooded seal”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cochallach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN