cabhail
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
cabhail f (genitive singular cabhlach, nominative plural cabhlacha)
Declension
Declension of cabhail
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cabhlach (“big-bodied”, adjective)
- cóta cabhlach (“skirt and bodice; frock”)
- gearrchabhlach (“short-bodied”, adjective)
Mutation
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. |
Further reading
- 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