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Irish
Noun
coille f sg
- genitive singular of coill (“wood, forest”)
Noun
coille f sg
- variant genitive singular of caileann (“calends”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| coille
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choille
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gcoille
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coille”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “coille”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cōlea n pl, from Latin cōleus m sg, of Ancient Greek origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
coille oblique singular, f (oblique plural coilles, nominative singular coille, nominative plural coilles)
- (anatomy, vulgar) ball, testicle
Descendants
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish caille, genitive singular of caill (“forest”) (compare modern Irish coill).
Pronunciation
Noun
coille f (dative singular coille or coillidh, genitive singular coille, plural coilltean or coilltichean)
- forest
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| coille |
choille
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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