cúthail

Irish

Alternative forms

• cúthaileach, cúthal, cúthalach, cúthalta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːhəlʲ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlʲ/

Adjective

cúthail (genitive singular feminine cúthaile, plural cúthaile, comparative cúthaile)

1. shy, bashful

   Synonyms: faiteach, cotúil

Declension

Declension of cúthail

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	cúthail	chúthail	cúthaile; chúthaile2
vocative	chúthail		cúthaile
genitive		cúthaile	strong noun	weak noun
			cúthaile	cúthail
dative	cúthail; chúthail1	chúthail	cúthaile; chúthaile2
Comparative	níos cúthaile
Superlative	is cúthaile

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúthail

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cúthail	chúthail	gcúthail

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cútha(i)l”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “cúthail”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cúṫail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 218
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúthail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN