cuaille

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. pole; stake, post
  2. (heraldry) pale
  3. tall, thin person; lank, lazy person

Declension
Declension of cuaille

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) cuaillí
Vocative a chuaille a chuaillí
Genitive Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) cuaillí
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) cuaillí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) na cuaillí
Genitive an chuaille na gcuaillí
Dative leis an gcuaille

don chuaille

 leis na cuaillí

Synonyms
  • (tall, thin person): coinnleoir m, léanscach m, pícealach m, sciúirse m, sínéalach m, spiacán m, spíce (de dhuine) m, spícéad m, spídéalach m, sreangaire m, sreangán m

Derived terms
  • cleas an chuaille (“somersault”) (using pole, stick)
  • cuaille báire (“goal-post”)
  • cuaille comhraic (“challenge pole”)
  • cuaille críche, cuaille teorann (“boundary post”)
  • cuaille eolais (“signpost”)
  • cuaille feistithe (“mooring-post”)
  • cuaille geata (“gate post”)
  • cuaille lampa (“lamp-post”)
  • cuaille teileagraif (“telegraph pole”)
  • cuaille tosaithe (“starting-post”)
  • cuaille treo (“direction post”)
  • cuaille treorach (“alignment picket”)
  • cuailleach (“impaled”, adjective)
  • cuailligh (“stud”, transitive verb)
  • fál cuaillí (“picket-fence, stake fence”)
  • lampa cuaille (“standard lamp”)
  • léim chuaille (“pole vault”)
  • sá cuaillí (“pole-planting”)
  • sáiteoir cuaillí (“pole-sinker”)

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
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