cochall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cochall, from Latin cucullus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔxəl̪ˠ/

Noun

cochall m (genitive singular cochaill, nominative plural cochaill)

hood, hooded garment
cowl, mantle, scarf
(botany) capsule, pod
hackle (of cock, figuratively of a person)
(anatomy, of animal) scrotum
(fishing) scoop net, landing net

Declension

Declension of cochall (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	cochall	cochaill
vocative	a chochaill	a chochalla
genitive	cochaill	cochall
dative	cochall	cochaill

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an cochall	na cochaill
genitive	an chochaill	na gcochall
dative	leis an gcochall don chochall	leis na cochaill

Synonyms

scairf, muifléad (“scarf”)

Derived terms

cochallach (“hooded, cowled, hood-shaped; capsular, podded; hot-tempered, angry; bushy”, adjective)
cochall simléir (“chimney cowl”)

Descendants

→ Scots: cahill

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cochall*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cochall	chochall	gcochall

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cochall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cochall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cucullus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkoxal͈/

Noun

cochall m (genitive cochaill, nominative plural cochaill)

cowl, hood, hooded cloak
(botany) husk

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cochall	cochall^L	cochaill^L
vocative	cochaill	cochall^L	cochlu^H
accusative	cochall^N	cochall^L	cochlu^H
genitive	cochaill^L	cochall	cochall^N
dative	cochull^L	cochlaib	cochlaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

cochlach (“hooded; wearing a hood”, adjective)
cochlán m (“little hood”)

Descendants

Irish: cochall
Manx: coghal
Scottish Gaelic: cochall

Mutation

Mutation of *cochall*
radical	lenition	nasalization
cochall	chochall	cochall pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cochall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cochall, from Latin cucullus.

Noun

cochall m (genitive singular cochaill, plural cochaill or cochallan)

References

Edward Dwelly (1911) “cochall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cochall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language