calaois

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

calaois f (genitive singular calaoise, nominative plural calaoisí)

1. deceit, fraud

Declension

Declension of calaois

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative calaois calaoisí Vocative a chalaois a chalaoisí Genitive calaoise calaoisí Dative calaois calaoisí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chalaois na calaoisí Genitive na calaoise na gcalaoisí Dative leis an gcalaois don chalaois leis na calaoisí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
calaois	chalaois	gcalaois
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “calaois”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “calaois”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024