cúl

See also: cul, cùl, cûl, and cúl-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cúl, cognate with Latin cūlus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuːlˠ/

Noun

cúl m (genitive singular cúil, nominative plural cúil)

  1. behind
  2. back
  3. (sports) goal
    Synonym: báire
    1. (score gained)
    2. (target area)
      Synonym: góraí
  4. tail

Declension

  • Alternative plural: cúla (used in certain phrases)

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cúl chúl gcúl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Old Irish

Etymology

Cognate with Latin cūlus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuːl/

Noun

cúl m (genitive cúil, nominative plural cúil)

  1. back
  2. rear

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: cúl
  • Manx: cooyl
  • Scottish Gaelic: cùl

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cúl chúl cúl
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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