cúilín

Irish

Etymology 1

From cúil (“nook”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

cúilín m (genitive singular cúilín, nominative plural cúilíní)

  1. diminutive of cúil
  2. little nook

Etymology 2

From cúl (“behind; back; goal”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

cúilín m (genitive singular cúilín, nominative plural cúilíní)

  1. diminutive of cúl
  2. wedge (alongside handle in socket of implement); (of spade) (wooden) tramp
  3. (Gaelic football, hurling, etc.) point, scored by driving the ball over the crossbar of the goalpost, as opposed to a goal, worth three points, scored by driving the ball under the crossbar
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • cúilín Muire (“lady's tresses”) (plant)

Declension
Declension of cúilín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cúilín cúilíní
Vocative a chúilín a chúilíní
Genitive cúilín cúilíní
Dative cúilín cúilíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cúilín na cúilíní
Genitive an chúilín na gcúilíní
Dative leis an gcúilín

don chúilín

 leis na cúilíní

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cúilín chúilín gcúilín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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