cáil
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish cáil, from Latin quālitās.
Noun edit
cáil f (genitive singular cáile, nominative plural cáileanna)
Declension edit
Declension 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 edit
Noun edit
cáil m
Mutation edit
Irish 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
- Entries containing “cáil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cáil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.