coinneal

Irish

coinneal

Etymology

From Old Irish caindel, from Latin candēla.

Displaced native íotharna ((tallow)-candle, rushlight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪnʲəl̪ˠ/

Noun

coinneal f (genitive singular coinnle, nominative plural coinnle)

  1. candle
  2. torch
  3. light, glint

Declension

  • Alternative genitive plural: coinneal

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coinneal choinneal gcoinneal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • caindel” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "coinneal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “coinneal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “coinneal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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