càil

See also: cail and cáil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cáil (“quality, property”), from Latin quālitās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰaːl/

Noun

càil f (genitive singular càile, plural càilean)

1. appetite, disposition, desire
2. appearance
3. anything

   Chan fhaca mi càil as ùr.

   I didn't see anything new.

Synonyms

• (anything) dad, sgath, sìon

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
càil	chàil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.