cailín tí
Irish
Noun
cailín tí m (genitive singular cailín tí, nominative plural cailíní tí)
- housemaid, housegirl
- Synonym: cailín aimsire
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cailín tí | chailín tí | gcailín tí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cailín tí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cailín tí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cailín tí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025