Irish

Pronuncaition

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔxəl̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌxəl̪ˠ/

Noun

cochall m ‎(genitive singular cochaill, nominative plural cochaill)

1. hood, hooded garment
2. cowl, mantle, scarf
3. (botany) capsule, pod
4. (of cock, figuratively of a person) hackle
5. (anatomy, of animal) scrotum
6. (fishing) scoop net, landing net

Declension

Synonyms

• scairf, muifléad ‎(“scarf”)

Derived terms

• cochallach ‎(“hooded, cowled, hood-shaped; capsular, podded; hot-tempered, angry; bushy”, adjective)

Mutation

References

• "cochall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “cochall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin cucullus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoxal͈/

Noun

cochall m ‎(genitive cochaill, nominative plural cochaill)

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

Inflection

Derived terms

• cochlach ‎(“hooded; wearing a hood”, adjective)
• cochlán m ‎(“little hood”)

Descendants

• Irish: cochall
• Manx: coghal
• Scottish Gaelic: cochall

Mutation

References

• “cochall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “cochall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.