coll
/kaul̪ˠ/
The Irish word for the colour hazel is coll.
The word coll is used as an adjective to describe the hazel colour.
Meaning: colour (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
/kaul̪ˠ/
Did you know?
- According to legend, the Salmon of Knowledge gained its wisdom by eating hazelnuts that fell from a coll tree into a pool.
- In the Ogham alphabet, the early Irish script where letters are named after trees, the character for coll represents the hazel tree.
- The word coll descends from the Proto-Celtic word *koslos, which is a distant relative of the Welsh word cyll.
Examples in context
- Bhí deoch sheileach agam faoin gcrann choll.I had a whiskey under the hazel tree.
- Tá súile coll aici.She has hazel eyes.
- An bhfuil súile coll agat?Do you have hazel eyes?
Example conversation
Niamh and Cathal are discussing a photo of a friend.
- NiamhCecile tá súile coll aici, nach bhfuil?Cecile has hazel eyes, doesn't she?
- CathalTá, tá siad go hálainn.Yes, they are beautiful.
- NiamhBa mhaith liom súile coll a bheith agam.I would like to have hazel eyes.
- CathalIs goleátha do chuid súile go hálainn.Your own eyes are more beautiful.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry coll, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries coll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
