cochall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cochall, from Latin cucullus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔxəl̪ˠ/

Noun

cochall m (genitive singular cochaill, nominative plural cochaill)

1. hood, hooded garment
2. cowl, mantle, scarf
3. (botany) capsule, pod
4. hackle (of cock, figuratively of a person)
5. (anatomy, of animal) scrotum
6. (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): /ˈko.xəl̪/
  • (Blasse) [ˈko.xal̪]
  • (Griffith) [ˈko.xəl̪]

Noun

cochall m (genitive cochaill, nominative plural cochaill)

1. cowl, hood, hooded cloak
2. (botany) husk

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cochall	cochallL	cochaillL
vocative	cochaill	cochallL	cochluH
accusative	cochallN	cochallL	cochluH
genitive	cochaillL	cochall	cochallN
dative	cochullL	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)

1. cocoon, chrysalis, cochlea
2. hood
3. shell, husk, hull

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “cochall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 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