cosail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Derived from Old Irish cosmail. Compare Irish cosúil (pre-reform spelling cosmhail) "like, resembling".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔs̪al/

Adjective

cosail (comparative cosaile) (Colonsay, Islay, Gigha, Kintyre, Arran)

  1. With the preposition ri: similar, like
    Synonym: coltach
    cosail ris na h-Ìlich ― similar to the people of Islay
    tha e cosail ri bhith na chlamhan ― it seems to be a buzzard
  2. apparent, likely
    is cosail nach aithne dhuit mise ― you likely won't recognise me

Mutation

Mutation of cosail
radical lenition
cosail chosail

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

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