cáil
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cáil, from Latin quālitās.
Noun
cáil f (genitive singular cáile, nominative plural cáileanna)
Declension
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Derived terms
- cáiligh (“qualify”, verb)
- cáiliúil (“celebrated, famous”, adjective)
- cáilmheas m (“goodwill”)
- dea-cháil f (“good reputation”)
- droch-cháil f (“bad reputation”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cáil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cáil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
cáil m
- inflection of cál (“kale; cabbage”):
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cáil | cháil | gcáil |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 6, page 6
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 149
- ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 248
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 50, page 14