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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *koyHlo- (Latvian kails (“bare, naked”)).[1] Compare Cornish and Welsh cul.
Pronunciation
- (nom. sg., acc. and dat. sg. m./n.,) IPA(key): /koːi̯l/
- (gen. sg. m./n., nom. pl. m., acc. and dat. sg. f.) IPA(key): /koːi̯lʲ/
Adjective
coíl
- thin, slender, narrow
- fine, delicate
Inflection
| o/ā-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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coíl
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coíl
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coíl
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| Vocative
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coíl*
coíl**
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| Accusative
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coíl
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coíl
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| Genitive
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coíl
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coíle
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coíl
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| Dative
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coíl
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coíl
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coíl
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine/neuter
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| Nominative
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coíl
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coíla
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| Vocative
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coílu
coíla†
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| Accusative
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coílu
coíla†
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| Genitive
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coíl
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| Dative
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coílaib
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| Notes
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*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
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Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of coíl
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| coíl
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choíl
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coíl
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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