alcaile
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”).
Noun[edit]
alcaile f (genitive singular alcaile, nominative plural alcailí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of alcaile
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- alcaileach (“alkaline”, adjective)
- alcaileacht f (“alkalinity”)
- alcailiméadracht f (“alkalimetry”)
- miotal alcaile m (“alkali metal”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alcaile | n-alcaile | halcaile | not applicable |
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) “alcaile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “alcaile” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “alcaile” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.