cois

See also: Cois, COIs, Co’is, and Coiș

French

Noun

cois m pl

plural of coi

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɞʃ/^[1], /koʃ/^[2], /kɔʃ/^[3]

Noun

cois f (genitive singular coise, nominative plural cosa)

Galway form of cos (“foot, leg”)

Declension

Declension of cois (second declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	cois	cosa
vocative	a chois	a chosa
genitive	coise	cos
dative	cois	cosa

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an chois	na cosa
genitive	na coise	na gcos
dative	leis an gcois don chois	leis na cosa

Noun

cois

inflection of cos:
1. dative singular
2. all cases dual

Preposition

cois (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

at the foot of
beside
cois na tine ― at the fireside

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cois*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cois	chois	gcois

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

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 159, page 80
^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 159
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 196

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈko.iːs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔː.is]

Verb

coīs

second-person singular present active indicative of coëō

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkosʲ/

Noun

cois

inflection of cos:
1. accusative/dative singular
2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual

Mutation

Mutation of *cois*
radical	lenition	nasalization
cois	chois	cois pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

(Outer Hebrides) IPA^(key): /kʰɔʃ/^[1]
(Skye, Wester Ross, South Argyll) IPA^(key): /kʰoʃ/^[2]^[3]

Noun

cois

dative singular of cas

References

^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, pages 89, 178
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, pages 47, 105
^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 136

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkois/ [ˈkoi̯s]
Rhymes: -ois
Syllabification: cois

Noun

cois m pl

plural of coy

[1] Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 159, page 80

[2] Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 159

[3] Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 196

[4] Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, pages 89, 178

[5] Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, pages 47, 105

[6] Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 136

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