cosail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Derived from Old Irish cosmail. Compare Irish cosúil (pre-reform spelling cosmhail) "like, resembling".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔs̪al/

Adjective

cosail (comparative cosaile) (Colonsay, Islay, Gigha, Kintyre, Arran)

1. With the preposition ri: similar, like

   Synonym: coltach

   cosail ris na h-Ìlich ― similar to the people of Islay

   tha e cosail ri bhith na chlamhan ― it seems to be a buzzard

2. apparent, likely

   is cosail nach aithne dhuit mise ― you likely won't recognise me

Mutation

Mutation of cosail

radical	lenition
cosail	chosail

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