gool

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See also: go·ol and goól

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • gol (only in set phrases)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish goil, from Latin vigilia (“wakefulness, watch”), from vigil (“awake”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong”). Cognate with Breton gouel and Welsh gŵyl.

Noun

gool m (plural golyow)

  1. feast, fair, festival
    • 2025 May 5, @YesCornwall, X (Twitter)‎:
      Gool Peran Lowen dhe bubonan yn Kernow hag a-dro dhe’n bys!
      Happy St Piran's Day to everyone in Cornwall and across the world!
  2. vigil, wake, watch
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin velum (“veil, cloth”), similar to Old Irish fíal (“veil”). Possibly with influence from Proto-Brythonic *huɨl (compare Welsh hwyl (“sail”)).

Noun

gool m (plural golyow)

  1. sail, veil

Mutation

Mutation of gool
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gool wool unchanged kool hwool wool

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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