caoile

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːlʲə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish caíle, from Old Irish coíle. By surface analysis, caol +‎ -e.

Noun

caoile f (genitive singular caoile)

1. thinness, slenderness
2. (phonology, phonetics) palatalized quality

Declension

Declension of caoile (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative caoile vocative a chaoile genitive caoile dative caoile forms with the definite article case singular nominative an chaoile genitive na caoile dative leis an gcaoile don chaoile

Further reading

• “caoile”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caoile”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 114
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

caoile

1. inflection of caol:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of caoile

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caoile	chaoile	gcaoile

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

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɯːlə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish caíle, from Old Irish coíle. By surface analysis, caol +‎ -e.

Noun

caoile f (genitive singular caoile, no plural)

1. thinness, slenderness

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

caoile

1. inflection of caol:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutation of caoile

radical	lenition
caoile	chaoile

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