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