cabhlach
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaigh, nominative plural cabhlaigh)
Etymology 2 edit
From cabhail (“body; trunk, torso”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
cabhlach (genitive singular masculine cabhlaigh, genitive singular feminine cabhlaí, plural cabhlacha, comparative cabhlaí)
Declension edit
Declension of cabhlach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cabhlach | chabhlach | cabhlacha; chabhlacha² | |
| Vocative | chabhlaigh | cabhlacha | ||
| Genitive | cabhlaí | cabhlacha | cabhlach | |
| Dative | cabhlach; chabhlach¹ |
chabhlach; chabhlaigh (archaic) |
cabhlacha; chabhlacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cabhlaí | |||
| Superlative | is cabhlaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
cabhlach f sg
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cabhlach | chabhlach | gcabhlach |
| 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) “cabhlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabhail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cabhlach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cabhlach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaich, plural cabhlaichean)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:cabhlach.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| cabhlach | chabhlach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |