cùil

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See also: cuil and cúil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cuil, from Proto-Celtic *kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-lo-, from *(s)kewH- (“to cover”).

Noun

cùil f (genitive singular cùile, plural cùiltean)

  1. corner (usually internal)
  2. angle
  3. recess, nook, cranny
  4. closet
  5. The ben or inner room of a house
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

cùil

  1. genitive singular of cùl

Adjective

cùil

  1. back

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