cúlaí

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See also: culai

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kuːˈl̪ˠiː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlˠiː/, /ˈkuːl̪ˠiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlˠi/, /ˈkuːl̪ˠi/

Etymology 1

From cúl (“back”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

cúlaí m (genitive singular cúlaí, nominative plural cúlaithe)

(hurling, Gaelic football, rugby) back

Declension

Declension of cúlaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cúlaí	cúlaithe
Vocative	a chúlaí	a chúlaithe
Genitive	cúlaí	cúlaithe
Dative	cúlaí	cúlaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an cúlaí	na cúlaithe
Genitive	an chúlaí	na gcúlaithe
Dative	leis an gcúlaí don chúlaí	leis na cúlaithe

Synonyms

(hurling, Gaelic football): cosantóir, taca

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cúlaí

analytic present subjunctive of cúlaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cúlaí	chúlaí	gcúlaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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