ceithearn choille
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “yeomanry of a forest”
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ceithearn choille f (genitive singular ceithirne coille, nominative plural ceithearna coille)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: woodkern (calque)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceithearn choille | cheithearn choille | gceithearn choille |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceithearn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “ceithearn choille”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024