caolas

Irish

Etymology

caol +‎ -as

Noun

caolas m

1. (geography) strait, narrows
2. narrow place, bottleneck

Declension

Declension of caolas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative caolas caolais Vocative a chaolais a chaolasa Genitive caolais caolas Dative caolas caolais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an caolas na caolais Genitive an chaolais na gcaolas Dative leis an gcaolas don chaolas leis na caolais

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caolas	chaolas	gcaolas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caolas m (genitive and plural caolais)

1. channel, narrows, kyle