cailc

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cailc (“limestone, lime”),[3] from Latin calx (“limestone”), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).

Noun

cailc f (genitive singular cailce, nominative plural cailceanna)

  1. chalk
  2. pipeclay
  3. chalked mark, limit
Declension
Declension of cailc (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cailc cailceanna
vocative a chailc a chailceanna
genitive cailce cailceanna
dative cailc cailceanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chailc na cailceanna
genitive na cailce na gcailceanna
dative leis an gcailc
don chailc 		leis na cailceanna
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cailc m

  1. vocative/genitive singular of calc (“dense mass”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cailc
radical lenition eclipsis
cailc chailc gcailc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 217, page 111
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 229, page 84
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cailc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin calx.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kalʲkʲ]

Noun

cailc f (genitive calca, no plural)

  1. lime (mineral), limestone

Declension

Feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cailc — —
vocative cailc — —
accusative cailcN — —
genitive calcoH, calcaH — —
dative cailcL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Irish: cailc
  • Manx: kelk
  • Scottish Gaelic: cailc
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: calcaid

Mutation

Mutation of cailc
radical lenition nasalization
cailc chailc cailc
pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cailc, from Latin calx (compare Welsh calch), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰalçc/

Noun

cailc f (genitive singular cailce, no plural)

  1. chalk
  2. lime, calx
  3. shield, buckler

Mutation

Mutation of cailc
radical lenition
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

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cailc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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