blas.cois
all cases dual
"cois" means "all cases dual" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /kɞʃ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chois, Urú → gcois.
Mutation forms
In Irish, the first letter of "cois" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:
| Mutation | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | cois |
| Séimhiú | chois |
| Urú | gcois |
"cois" in context
Níor chas, ach tá neart daoine as Cois Fharraige fós ann.
I didn't meet her, but there are plenty of people from Cois Fharraige still there.
B1Tá mé i mo chónaí cois farraige.
I live beside the sea.
A1Tá sé cois farraige ach gar don chathair freisin.
It's beside the sea but close to the city as well.
A2Tá sé san eastát nua sin ar imeall an bhaile: Cois Abhann.
It's in that new estate on the edge of town: Riverside.
B1Agus le cois sin, dá mba bhuama é, cén fáth nár pléascadh gach taobh, seachas an dá thaobh amháin?
And in addition to that, if it was a bomb, why didn't all sides explode, instead of just the two sides?
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