canáil

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See also: canail and canàil

Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French canal, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (channel; canal), from canna (reed, cane), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, reed), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, reed), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of cainéal channel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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canáil f (genitive singular canála, nominative plural canálacha)

  1. canal

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
canáil chanáil gcanáil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.