coinneáil
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- coinneáilt
- coingbheáil, coingeáil, coinghbheáil, coinneál, coinneált, congáil, congbháil, congbháilt, congmháil (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish congbál. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic cumail and Manx cummal.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈkɪn̠ʲɑːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɪn̠ʲalʲ/, /ˈkɪn̠ʲæl̠ʲtʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form coinneáilt)
Noun[edit]
coinneáil f (genitive singular coinneála)
- verbal noun of coinnigh (“keep”)
- maintenance
- retention
- detention
- observance
Declension[edit]
Declension of coinneáil
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- coinneáil ama (“timekeeping”)
- coinneáil chiste (“fundholding”)
- coinneáil chosanta (“protective custody”)
- coinneáil fuail (“water retention”)
- coinneáil istigh (“detention”)
- coinneáil scóir (“scoring”)
- coinneáil siar (“withholding”)
- coinneáil uisce (“fluid retention, water retention”)
- coinneálach (“sustaining, supportive; retentive, tenacious”)
- coinneálacht (“retentiveness, retentivity”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coinneáil | choinneáil | gcoinneáil |
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 92
Further reading[edit]
- Entries containing “coinneáil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coinneáil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coinneáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN