caoile

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkiːlʲə/

Noun

caoile f (genitive singular caoile)

thinness, slenderness
(phonology, phonetics) palatalized quality

Declension

Declension of caoile

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caoile	chaoile	gcaoile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“caoile” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “caíle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
“caoile” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 114.
"caoile" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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