cabhail
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cabhail f (genitive singular cabhlach, nominative plural cabhlacha)
- (anatomy, of person, animal) trunk, torso
- main part, frame (of structure, vehicle, etc.)
- hull (of ship, etc.)
- body, bodice (of garment)
Declension
[edit]Declension of cabhail
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- cabhlach (“big-bodied”, adjective)
- cóta cabhlach (“skirt and bodice; frock”)
- gearrchabhlach (“short-bodied”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cabhail | chabhail | gcabhail |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 200, page 101
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 143, page 57
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabhail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cabhail”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cabhail”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024