cúlaigh

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Irish

Etymology 1

From cúl +‎ -igh.

Alternative forms

Verb

cúlaigh (present analytic cúlaíonn, future analytic cúlóidh, verbal noun cúlú, past participle cúlaithe)

  1. (intransitive) recede, withdraw (move back, move away)
    Synonym: téigh ar gcúl
  2. (military) retire, retreat (withdraw military forces)
    Synonym: téigh ar gcúl
  3. (transitive, intransitive) back (go in the reverse direction; move in the reverse direction), reverse (cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction)
    Chúlaigh sé an capall/carr.He reversed the car/backed the horse.
  4. flinch (make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus)
  5. retrograde, regress (move backwards to an earlier stage)
  6. (rowing) backwater (row or paddle a backwater stroke)
Conjugation

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cúlaigh

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of cúil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cúlaigh chúlaigh gcúlaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.