gool

See also: go·ol and goól

Cornish

Alternative forms

• gòl (only in set phrases)

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ɡoːl]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ɡuːl]

Etymology 1

From Latin vigilia (“wakefulness, watch”), from vigil (“awake”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong”).

Noun

gool m (plural gòlyow)

1. feast, fair, festival
2. vigil, wake, watch

Etymology 2

From Latin velum (“veil, cloth”), similar to Old Irish fíal (“veil”).

Noun

gool m (plural gòlyow)

1. sail, veil

Mutation

Mutation of gool

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
gool	wool	unchanged	kool	hwool	wool