coillteach

Irish

Etymology

From coillte (“woods”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːlʲtʲəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈkəil̠ʲtʲəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkɞl̠ʲtʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌl̠ʲtʲa(h)/

Adjective

coillteach (genitive singular masculine coilltigh, genitive singular feminine coilltí, plural coillteacha, comparative coilltí)

1. wooded, sylvan, timbered

   Synonyms: crannach, crannmhar, faoi chrainn, faoi choillte

Declension

Declension of coillteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	coillteach	choillteach	coillteacha; choillteacha²
Vocative	choilltigh		coillteacha
Genitive		coilltí	coillteacha	coillteach
Dative	coillteach; choillteach¹	choillteach; choilltigh (archaic)	coillteacha; choillteacha²
Comparative	níos coilltí
Superlative	is coilltí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coillteach	choillteach	gcoillteach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coillteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coillteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “coillteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024