coisí

Irish

Alternative forms

coisidhe (superseded)
coisíoch

Etymology

From cois +‎ -í.

Noun

coisí m (genitive singular coisí, nominative plural coisithe)

walker, pedestrian; (foot-)traveller
(military) foot soldier, infantryman
Synonym: saighdiúir coise
pedestal (of camera)
Synonym: coisí ceamara

Declension

Declension of coisí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	coisí	coisithe
Vocative	a choisí	a choisithe
Genitive	coisí	coisithe
Dative	coisí	coisithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an coisí	na coisithe
Genitive	an choisí	na gcoisithe
Dative	leis an gcoisí don choisí	leis na coisithe

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coisí	choisí	gcoisí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coisí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “coisige”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coisiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 168
Entries containing “coisí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “coisí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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