Focal an Lae #37
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: coileach (KO-luhx)

Meaning: coileach = cock, rooster

Usage:

History: Old Irish “cailech” comes from a reconstructed Common Celtic *kalyakos (crier, shouter). Compare Welsh “ceiliog” and Breton “kilhog”. This derives from the Indo-European root *kel- (to shout). Cognates in English include “claim” and “clamor”.

Scottish Gaelic: coileach

2008-06-19 CPD