cabhlach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaigh, nominative plural cabhlaigh)
Etymology 2[edit]
From cabhail (“body; trunk, torso”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
cabhlach (genitive singular masculine cabhlaigh, genitive singular feminine cabhlaí, plural cabhlacha, comparative cabhlaí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cabhlach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cabhlach | chabhlach | cabhlacha; chabhlacha² | |
Vocative | chabhlaigh | cabhlacha | ||
Genitive | cabhlaí | cabhlacha | cabhlach | |
Dative | cabhlach; chabhlach¹ |
chabhlach; chabhlaigh (archaic) |
cabhlacha; chabhlacha² | |
Comparative | níos cabhlaí | |||
Superlative | is cabhlaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
cabhlach f sg
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cabhlach | chabhlach | gcabhlach |
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) “cabhlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabhail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cabhlach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cabhlach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaich, plural cabhlaichean)
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:cabhlach.
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cabhlach | chabhlach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- ga:Military
- ga:History
- Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach
- Irish adjectives
- Irish non-lemma forms
- Irish noun forms
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns