cál ceannann
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally ‘white-faced cabbage’: white-faced because of the white mashed potatoes.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cál ceannann m (genitive singular cáil cheannainn)
Declension
[edit]Declension of cál ceannann
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Descendants
[edit]- → English: colcannon
- → Yola: coolecannan
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cál ceannann | chál ceannann | gcál ceannann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cál”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 110
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cál”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN