cabhail

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkauwəlʲ/

Noun

cabhail f (genitive singular cabhlach, nominative plural cabhlacha)

1. (anatomy, of person, animal) trunk, torso
2. main part, frame (of structure, vehicle, etc.)
3. hull (of ship, etc.)
4. body, bodice (of garment)

Declension

Declension of cabhail

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cabhail cabhlacha Vocative a chabhail a chabhlacha Genitive cabhlach cabhlacha Dative cabhail cabhlacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chabhail na cabhlacha Genitive na cabhlach na gcabhlacha Dative leis an gcabhail don chabhail leis na cabhlacha

Derived terms

• cabhlach (“big-bodied”, adjective)
• cóta cabhlach (“skirt and bodice; frock”)
• gearrchabhlach (“short-bodied”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cabhail	chabhail	gcabhail
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabhail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “cabhail” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
• Entries containing “cabhail” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.