cáil
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish cáil, from Latin quālitās.
Noun
editcáil f (genitive singular cáile, nominative plural cáileanna)
Declension
editDeclension of cáil
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- cáiligh (“qualify”, verb)
- cáiliúil (“celebrated for quality, famous; of medium quality, middling”, adjective)
- cáilmheas m (“goodwill”)
- dea-cháil f (“good reputation, fame; good quality”)
- droch-cháil f (“bad reputation, ill repute; bad quality”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editcáil m
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cáil | cháil | gcáil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cáil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cáil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024