càil

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See also: cail and cáil

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish cáil (quality, property), from Latin quālitās.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

càil f (genitive singular càile, plural càilean)

  1. appetite, disposition, desire
  2. appearance
  3. anything
    Chan fhaca mi càil as ùr.
    I didn't see anything new.

Synonyms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
càil chàil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.