cál
Irish
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle English cole, from Old English cāwel, from Latin caulis (“cabbage”).
Noun
cál m (genitive singular cáil, nominative plural cáil)
Declension
Declension of cál
Derived terms
- cál bán (“white(-hearted) cabbage”)
- cál catach (“curly kale, savoy”)
- cál ceannann (“colcannon”)
- cál dearg (“Scotch kale”)
- cál faiche (“nettles”)
- cál glas (“green(-hearted) cabbage”)
- cál Phádraig (“plantain”)
- cál rábach (“kohlrabi, rape”)
- garraí cáil (“cabbage garden”)
- péist cháil (“caterpillar”) (of white cabbage butterfly)
Etymology 2
Noun
cál m (genitive singular cál)
- Alternative spelling of call (“call, need; claim, right”)
Declension
Declension of cál
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cál | chál | gcál |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cál”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cál”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cál”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024