coill

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): (Waterford) /kəilʲ/, (Cork, Kerry) /kiːlʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): (Galway) /koil̠ʲ/, /kɞl̠ʲ/, /kail̠ʲ/; (Mayo) /kel̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɪl̠ʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish caill.

Noun

coill f (genitive singular coille, nominative plural coillte)

1. wood, forest

   Synonym: foraois

Declension

Declension of coill (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative coill coillte vocative a choill a choillte genitive coille coillte dative coill coillte forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an choill na coillte genitive na coille na gcoillte dative leis an gcoill don choill leis na coillte

• Alternative genitive singular: coilleadh
• Alternative dative singular: coillidh

Derived terms

• bé choille (“nymph”)
• bíonn cluasa ar an gcoill (“walls have ears”)
• ceithearn choille (“woodkern, highwayman”)
• coillteach (“wooded, sylvan”, adjective)
• coilltigh (“forest, afforest”, verb)
• drischoill (“bramble brake”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish coillid (“to damage, destroy”).

Verb

coill (present analytic coilleann, future analytic coillfidh, verbal noun coilleadh, past participle coillte)

1. to castrate, geld, emasculate

Conjugation

Conjugation of coill (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	coillim	coilleann tú; coillir†	coilleann sé, sí	coillimid; coilleann muid	coilleann sibh	coilleann siad; coillid†	a choilleann; a choilleas	coilltear
past	choill mé; choilleas	choill tú; choillis	choill sé, sí	choilleamar; choill muid	choill sibh; choilleabhair	choill siad; choilleadar	a choill	coilleadh
past habitual	choillinn / coillinn‡	choillteá / coillteá‡	choilleadh sé, sí / coilleadh sé, sí‡	choillimis; choilleadh muid / coillimis‡; coilleadh muid‡	choilleadh sibh / coilleadh sibh‡	choillidís; choilleadh siad / coillidís‡; coilleadh siad‡	a choilleadh	choilltí / coilltí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	coillfidh mé; coillfead	coillfidh tú; coillfir†	coillfidh sé, sí	coillfimid; coillfidh muid	coillfidh sibh	coillfidh siad; coillfid†	a choillfidh; a choillfeas	coillfear
conditional	choillfinn / coillfinn‡	choillfeá / coillfeá‡	choillfeadh sé, sí / coillfeadh sé, sí‡	choillfimis; choillfeadh muid / coillfimis‡; coillfeadh muid‡	choillfeadh sibh / coillfeadh sibh‡	choillfidís; choillfeadh siad / coillfidís‡; coillfeadh siad‡	a choillfeadh	choillfí / coillfí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go gcoille mé; go gcoillead†	go gcoille tú; go gcoillir†	go gcoille sé, sí	go gcoillimid; go gcoille muid	go gcoille sibh	go gcoille siad; go gcoillid†	—	go gcoilltear
past	dá gcoillinn	dá gcoillteá	dá gcoilleadh sé, sí	dá gcoillimis; dá gcoilleadh muid	dá gcoilleadh sibh	dá gcoillidís; dá gcoilleadh siad	—	dá gcoilltí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	coillim	coill	coilleadh sé, sí	coillimis	coilligí; coillidh†	coillidís	—	coilltear
past participle	coillte
verbal noun	coilleadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

• urchoill

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

coill

1. vocative/genitive singular of coll

Mutation

Mutated forms of coill

radical	lenition	eclipsis
coill	choill	gcoill

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

References

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “coill; coillim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 221; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN