caladh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish calad (“shore, port, landing-place; land (as opposed to sea)”), from Late Latin calatum.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑl̪ˠə/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlə/
• (Connemara) IPA^(key): /ˈkalˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkalˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkalˠu/

Noun

caladh m (genitive singular calaidh, nominative plural calaí)

1. callow (river meadow)
2. landing place
3. ferry
4. port, harbour
5. breaker (large wave)

Declension

Declension of caladh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative caladh calaí Vocative a chalaidh a chalaí Genitive calaidh calaí Dative caladh calaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an caladh na calaí Genitive an chalaidh na gcalaí Dative leis an gcaladh don chaladh leis na calaí

Synonyms

• (port): cuan, port
• (landing place): lamairne
• (breaker): maidhm

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caladh	chaladh	gcaladh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caladh m (genitive singular calaidh, plural calaidhean)

1. Alternative form of cala