Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish cáise, from Latin cāseus.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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cáis f (genitive singular cáise, nominative plural cáiseanna)

  1. cheese
    Is maith liom cáis Fhrancach.I like French cheese.
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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cáis m

  1. inflection of cás:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. (nonstandard) nominative/dative plural

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cáis cháis gcáis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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