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coille

coille

Irish

Noun

coille f

  1. genitive singular of coill

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coille choille gcoille
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōlea, a feminine formation from Latin cōleus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔʎə/

Noun

coille f (oblique plural coilles, nominative singular coille, nominative plural coilles)

  1. (anatomy, vulgar) ball, testicle

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Descendants


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish caille, genitive singular of caill (forest).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɤʎɪ]

Noun

coille f (genitive singular coille, plural coilltean or coilltichean)

  1. forest

Derived terms