alcaile

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”).

Noun

alcaile f (genitive singular alcaile, nominative plural alcailí)

1. (chemistry) alkali

Declension

Declension of alcaile

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative alcaile alcailí Vocative a alcaile a alcailí Genitive alcaile alcailí Dative alcaile alcailí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an alcaile na halcailí Genitive na halcaile na n-alcailí Dative leis an alcaile don alcaile leis na halcailí

Derived terms

• alcaileach (“alkaline”, adjective)
• alcaileacht f (“alkalinity”)
• alcailiméadracht f (“alkalimetry”)
• miotal alcaile m (“alkali metal”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alcaile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “alcaile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “alcaile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024