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goil

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See also: goił

English

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Noun

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goil (plural goils)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of girl.

German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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goil (strong nominative masculine singular goiler, comparative goiler, superlative am goilsten)

  1. (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of geil.

Usage notes

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Sometimes associated with the skinhead scene from the typical use of -oi- (as in deutschdoitsch; but coming from English oi).

Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish golaid.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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goil (present analytic goileann, future analytic goilfidh, verbal noun gol, past participle goilte)

  1. weep, cry (softly)
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Etymology 2

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Either a rapid-speech variant of gabháil or a variant of dul with assimilation of /d̪ˠ/ to the /ɡ/ of the particle ag. Compare Manx goll (going, verbal noun of immee).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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goil

  1. (Connacht, Ulster) verbal noun of gabh (in the meaning go) and of téigh.
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Mutation

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Mutated forms of goil
radical lenition eclipsis
goil ghoil ngoil

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

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 129

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *gali-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (to dribble; gush forth; spring; squirt; throw). Compare also goile (stomach, appetite).

Verb

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goil (past ghoil, future goilidh, verbal noun goil, past participle goilte)

  1. boil

Noun

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goil f

  1. verbal noun of goil

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