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colg.

beard, awn (long or stiff hairs on a plant)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔl̪ˠəɡ/Munster/ˈkolˠək/Connacht/ˈkolˠəɡ/Connacht/ˈkɔlˠəɡ/Ulster
  1. beard, awn (long or stiff hairs on a plant)

    masculine
  2. sword

    literary · masculine
  3. point (sharp tip of a weapon)

    masculine
  4. bristle

    masculine
  5. prickle (small, sharp pointed object, especially on an animal)

    masculine
  6. irritability (state or quality of being irritable)

    masculine
  7. rage, fury, anger

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish colg, from Proto-Celtic *kolgā (compare Middle Welsh coly, Cornish colgh), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”)

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