collaí

See also: collai

Irish

Alternative forms

  • collaidhe, colnaidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish collaide, from Old Irish colnide (corporeal; carnal). By surface analysis, colainn + -aí.

Adjective

collaí

  1. sexual (of sex)
    Synonyms: gnéasach, gnéis
  2. carnal
    Synonyms: craicinn, na colainne
  3. (euphemistic) intimate (sexual)
    Synonym: gnéasach

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
collaí chollaí gcollaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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