cairéalaí

Irish

Etymology

From cairéal m (quarry) +‎ -aí.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kəˈɾʲeːl̪ˠiː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /kəˈɾʲeːl̪ˠiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾʲɛl̪ˠiː/

Noun

cairéalaí m (genitive singular cairéalaí, nominative plural cairéalaíthe)

  1. a quarryman.

Declension

Declension of cairéalaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cairéalaí cairéalaíthe
vocative a chairéalaí a chairéalaíthe
genitive cairéalaí cairéalaíthe
dative cairéalaí cairéalaíthe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cairéalaí na cairéalaíthe
genitive an chairéalaí na gcairéalaíthe
dative leis an gcairéalaí
don chairéalaí 		leis na cairéalaíthe

Mutation

Mutated forms of cairéalaí
radical lenition eclipsis
cairéalaí chairéalaí gcairéalaí

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

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