coileach

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish cailech, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos (compare Welsh ceiliog), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”) (compare Latin calō, Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō), Old English hlōwan (“to low (of cows)”)). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /kəˈlʲax/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɞlʲəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɞlʲa(x)/ === Noun === coileach m (genitive singular coiligh, nominative plural coiligh) cock, rooster ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish cailech, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos (compare Welsh ceiliog), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”) (compare Latin calō, Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō), Old English hlōwan (“to low (of cows)”)). === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈkʰaləx/ (Uist, Barra, Skye, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɤləx/, [ˈkʰɤlʌx] === Noun === coileach m (genitive singular coilich, plural coilich) cock, rooster barn-cock rill of water eddy, rapids (Wester Ross) white crest on the waves the apex of a thatched hay- or corn-stack ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “coileach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN