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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish cáel , from Old Irish coíl , from Proto-Celtic *koilos ( “ thin ” ) (compare Cornish and Welsh cul ).
Pronunciation
Adjective
caol (genitive singular masculine caoil , genitive singular feminine caoile , plural caola , comparative caoile )
thin , slender , slight ( of slender build )
Synonym: tanaí
narrow
Synonym: cúng
( sound ) thin, shrill
( linguistics ) slender ( palatalized )
Caol le caol agus leathan le leathan. ( rule in Irish spelling ) Slender (consonant) goes with slender (vowel) and broad (consonant) with broad (vowel).
dilute ( weak, diluted )
( nominalized , masculine ) slender part ( of body, limb )
Declension
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Noun
caol m (genitive singular caoil , nominative plural caolta )
narrows , channel
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
caol (present analytic caolann , future analytic caolfaidh , verbal noun caoladh , past participle caolta )
alternative form of caolaigh ( “ become thin ” )
Conjugation
verbal noun
caoladh
past participle
caolta
tense
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
caolaim
caolann tú; caolair †
caolann sé, sí
caolaimid
caolann sibh
caolann siad; caolaid †
a chaolann ; a chaolas / a gcaolann *
caoltar
past
chaol mé; chaolas
chaol tú; chaolais
chaol sé, sí
chaolamar ; chaol muid
chaol sibh; chaolabhair
chaol siad; chaoladar
a chaol / ar chaol *
caoladh
past habitual
chaolainn / gcaolainn ‡‡
chaoltá / gcaoltá ‡‡
chaoladh sé, sí / gcaoladh sé, s퇇
chaolaimis ; chaoladh muid / gcaolaimis ‡‡; gcaoladh muid‡‡
chaoladh sibh / gcaoladh sibh‡‡
chaolaidís ; chaoladh siad / gcaolaidís ‡‡; gcaoladh siad‡‡
a chaoladh / a gcaoladh *
chaoltaí / gcaoltaí ‡‡
future
caolfaidh mé; caolfad
caolfaidh tú; caolfair †
caolfaidh sé, sí
caolfaimid ; caolfaidh muid
caolfaidh sibh
caolfaidh siad; caolfaid †
a chaolfaidh ; a chaolfas / a gcaolfaidh *
caolfar
conditional
chaolfainn / gcaolfainn ‡‡
chaolfá / gcaolfá ‡‡
chaolfadh sé, sí / gcaolfadh sé, s퇇
chaolfaimis ; chaolfadh muid / gcaolfaimis ‡‡; gcaolfadh muid‡‡
chaolfadh sibh / gcaolfadh sibh‡‡
chaolfaidís ; chaolfadh siad / gcaolfaidís ‡‡; gcaolfadh siad‡‡
a chaolfadh / a gcaolfadh *
chaolfaí / gcaolfaí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go gcaola mé; go gcaolad †
go gcaola tú; go gcaolair †
go gcaola sé, sí
go gcaolaimid ; go gcaola muid
go gcaola sibh
go gcaola siad; go gcaolaid †
—
go gcaoltar
past
dá gcaolainn
dá gcaoltá
dá gcaoladh sé, sí
dá gcaolaimis ; dá gcaoladh muid
dá gcaoladh sibh
dá gcaolaidís ; dá gcaoladh siad
—
dá gcaoltaí
imperative
–
caolaim
caol
caoladh sé, sí
caolaimis
caolaigí ; caolaidh †
caolaidís
—
caoltar
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “cáel ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931 ) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 138 , page 71
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “caol ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927 ) “caol ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 162 ; reprinted with additions 1996 , →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “caol ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm
“caol ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish cáel , from Old Irish coíl , from Proto-Celtic *koilos ( “ thin ” ) (compare Cornish and Welsh cul ).
Pronunciation
Adjective
caol
thin , narrow
Antonyms
Derived terms
Noun
caol m (genitive singular caoil , plural caoiltean )
strait , narrows , firth , kyle
the narrow part of anything
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Edward Dwelly (1911 ) “caol”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan , 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN