cói - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Proto-Celtic *kowixs.
cói f (genitive cúach, nominative plural cauig)
- cuckoo bird
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cói | chói | cói pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- certain species in the family Cyperaceae, chiefly within the genus Cyperus
- chiếu cói ― mats woven from these species