cogal

Irish

Alternative forms

cogol, cogul (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English cockil, cokil, cokylle, from Old English coccel (“darnel”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡəl̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡəlˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɡəlˠ/

Noun

cogal m (genitive singular cogail)

(collective) cockles (weeds), tares

Declension

Declension of cogal

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	cogal
Vocative	a chogail
Genitive	cogail
Dative	cogal

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an cogal
Genitive	an chogail
Dative	leis an gcogal don chogal

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cogal	chogal	gcogal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“cogal”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cocal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cogal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 158
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cogal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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