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toll.

hole, hollow

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/t̪ˠoːl̪ˠ/Munster/t̪ˠəul̪ˠ/Galway/t̪ˠɞl̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. hole, hollow

    masculine
  2. posterior, buttocks

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish toll (“hole, hollow; buttocks, hindquarters”), from Proto-Celtic *tullos (“hollow”). Cognate with Welsh twll.

adj/t̪ˠoːl̪ˠ/Munster/t̪ˠəul̪ˠ/Galway/t̪ˠɞl̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. pierced, perforated

  2. hollow, empty; (of voice) deep, hollow

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish toll (“pierced, perforated; hollow, empty”). See Etymology 1 above.

verb/t̪ˠoːl̪ˠ/Munster/t̪ˠəul̪ˠ/Galway/t̪ˠɞl̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. to bore, to pierce, to perforate

Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish tollaid (“to pierce, penetrate”). See Etymology 1 above.

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