cál
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cal"
Irish
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɑːl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /kɑːlˠ/, /kɑːl̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kaːlˠ/, /kaːl̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from Middle English cole, from Old English cāwel, from Latin caulis (“cabbage”).
Noun
editcál m (genitive singular cáil, nominative plural cáil)
Declension
editDeclension of cál
Derived terms
edit- cál bán (“white(-hearted) cabbage”)
- cál catach (“curly kale, savoy”)
- cál ceannann (“colcannon”)
- cál dearg (“Scotch kale”)
- cál faiche (“nettles”)
- cál glas (“green(-hearted) cabbage”)
- cál Phádraig (“plantain”)
- cál rábach (“kohlrabi, rape”)
- garraí cáil (“cabbage garden”)
- péist cháil (“caterpillar (of white cabbage butterfly)”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editcál m (genitive singular cál)
- Alternative spelling of call (“call, need; claim, right”)
Declension
editDeclension of cál
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cál | chál | gcál |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cál”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cál”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 110
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cál”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cál”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024