caolchuid

Irish

Alternative forms

• caol-chuid (superseded)

Etymology

From caol (“narrow, slender”) +‎ cuid (“portion”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkeːl̪ˠˌxɪdʲ/

Noun

caolchuid f (genitive singular caolchoda)

1. lesser part

Declension

Declension of caolchuid

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative caolchuid Vocative a chaolchuid Genitive caolchoda Dative caolchuid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chaolchuid Genitive na caolchoda Dative leis an gcaolchuid don chaolchuid

Derived terms

• ar an gcaolchuid (“in needy circumstances, in want”)
• le caolchuid (“on sufferance”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caolchuid	chaolchuid	gcaolchuid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caol”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 115
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caolchuid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN