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Achill¹

  • /ˈækəl/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Irish Acaill.

proper noun

  1. An island in County Mayo, the largest of the Irish isles. He admits that, as a project, “it's a bit niche, but I think anybody who's been here develops a massive grá for Achill. […]”

achill²

Where it comes from

From a- + chill.

adjective

  1. not comparable chilled; chilly […] and the sunshine gleaming over all the bare country, warming the fields, which were all achill with hoar-frost an hour ago, into a fresh green like the green of spring, […]

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"achill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/achill. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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achill. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/achill

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"achill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/achill.

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@misc{achill_2026,
  title = {achill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/achill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}