cabhlach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑul̪ˠəx/

Etymology 1

Old Irish coblach (“fleet”).

Noun

cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaigh, nominative plural cabhlaigh)

1. (military) fleet
2. (military) navy
3. (history) naval tax

Etymology 2

From cabhail (“body; trunk, torso”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

cabhlach (genitive singular masculine cabhlaigh, genitive singular feminine cabhlaí, plural cabhlacha, comparative cabhlaí)

1. big-bodied

Declension

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

Noun

cabhlach f sg

1. genitive singular of cabhail (“body; trunk, torso”)

Mutation

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabhlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cabhlach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cabhlach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

FWOTD – 19 June 2018

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaul̪ˠəx/

Noun

cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaich, plural cabhlaichean)

1. fleet
2. navy

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cabhlach.

Derived terms

• An Cabhlach Rìoghail

Mutation

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.