cuigeal

== Irish == === Noun === cuigeal f (genitive singular cuigile, nominative plural cuigeala) alternative spelling of coigeal (“distaff”) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish cuicél. Cognate with Irish coigeal and Manx quiggal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔcəl̪ˠ/ === Noun === cuigeal f (genitive singular cuigealach, plural cuigealan) distaff; a stick used in spinning. ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === cf 10.8 Mackenzie, Alexander. The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer. Constable and Company, Ltd. London. 2001 (Copyright © 1977 by Elizabeth Sutherland) First printed in Inverness, May 1877. Page 28.