cùil

See also: cuil and cúil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cuil, from Proto-Celtic *kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-lo-, from *(s)kewH- (“to cover”).

Noun

cùil f (genitive singular cùile, plural cùiltean)

  1. corner (usually internal)
  2. angle
  3. recess, nook, cranny
  4. closet
Synonyms

Noun

cùil

  1. genitive singular of cùl

Adjective

cùil

  1. back

Derived terms
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