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goile

goile

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

goile m (genitive singular goile, nominative plural goilí)

  1. (anatomy) stomach
  2. appetite
Declension
  • Alternative plural: goileacha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

goile

  1. present subjunctive analytic of goil
Usage notes

Used with a noun or pronoun as the subject.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
goile ghoile ngoile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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