cailc
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish cailc (“limestone, lime”),[3] from Latin calx (“limestone”), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).
Noun
editcailc f (genitive singular cailce, nominative plural cailceanna)
Declension
editDeclension of cailc
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- cailc fhrancach
- cailc tháilliúra (“tailor's chalk”)
- cailc-
- cailc-chlár
- calcmhar
- clár cailc
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cailc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cailc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cailc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editcailc m
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cailc | chailc | gcailc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 217, page 111
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 229, page 84
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cailc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish cailc, from Latin calx (compare Welsh calch), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcailc f (genitive singular cailce, no plural)
Mutation
editradical | lenition |
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cailc | chailc |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
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- ga:Minerals
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