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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Derived from Old Irish cosmail. Compare Irish cosúil (pre-reform spelling cosmhail) "like, resembling".
Pronunciation
Adjective
cosail (comparative cosaile)
- (Islay) With the preposition ri: similar, like
- Synonym: coltach
- cosail ris na h-Ìlich ― similar to the people of Islay
- tha e cosail ri bhith na chlamhan ― it seems to be a buzzard
- (Islay) apparent, likely
- is cosail nach aithne dhuit mise ― you likely won't recognise me
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.