cáil

See also: cail and càil

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /kɑːlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kæːlʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cáil, from Latin quālitās.

Noun

cáil f (genitive singular cáile, nominative plural cáileanna)

1. reputation
2. quality
3. amount, portion

Declension

Declension of cáil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cáil cáileanna Vocative a cháil a cháileanna Genitive cáile cáileanna Dative cáil cáileanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cháil na cáileanna Genitive na cáile na gcáileanna Dative leis an gcáil don cháil leis na cáileanna

Derived terms

Terms derived from cáil

• cáiligh
• cáilíocht

• cáilitheach
• cáiliúil

• cáilmheas

Etymology 2

Noun

cáil m

1. genitive singular of cál
2. nominative plural of cál
3. dative plural of cál

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cáil	cháil	gcáil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.