goile

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish gaile (“the stomach; belly, womb, bowels”), from Proto-Celtic *galyos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰl̥H-yo-; see the compound form eclas (“stomach”). === Pronunciation === (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɞlʲə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡælʲə/ (corresponding to the form gaile) === Noun === goile m (genitive singular goile, nominative plural goilí or goileacha) stomach appetite ==== Declension ==== Alternative plural: goileacha (Cois Fharraige) ==== Alternative forms ==== gaile, giolla ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “goile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “goile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “goile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026