calpa

English

Noun

calpa (plural calpas)

1. Alternative form of kalpa

Anagrams

• ALPAC, Lacap

Irish

Noun

calpa m (genitive singular calpa, nominative plural calpaí)

1. Alternative form of colpa (“calf (of leg); handle (of flail); cudgel”)

Noun

calpa m (genitive singular calpa, nominative plural calpaí)

1. Alternative form of colpa (“collop”)

Declension

Declension of calpa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative calpa calpaí Vocative a chalpa a chalpaí Genitive calpa calpaí Dative calpa calpaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an calpa na calpaí Genitive an chalpa na gcalpaí Dative leis an gcalpa don chalpa leis na calpaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
calpa	chalpa	gcalpa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “calpa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Noun

calpa m (genitive singular calpa, plural calpannan)

1. calf (part of leg)

Etymology 2

Noun

calpa m (genitive singular calpa, plural calpannan)

1. capital (finances)

Derived terms

• airgead-calpa

Related terms

• calpach
• calpachas
• calpaire