cabhlach
Irish
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Noun
cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaigh, nominative plural cabhlaigh)
Etymology 2
From cabhail (“body; trunk, torso”) + -ach
Adjective
cabhlach (genitive singular masculine cabhlaigh, genitive singular feminine cabhlaí, plural cabhlacha, comparative cabhlaí)
Declension
Declension of cabhlach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cabhlach | chabhlach | cabhlacha; chabhlacha² | |
Vocative | chabhlaigh | cabhlacha | ||
Genitive | cabhlaí | cabhlacha | cabhlach | |
Dative | cabhlach; chabhlach¹ |
chabhlach; chabhlaigh (archaic) |
cabhlacha; chabhlacha² | |
Comparative | níos cabhlaí | |||
Superlative | is cabhlaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 3
Noun
cabhlach f sg
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cabhlach | chabhlach | gcabhlach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabhlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabhail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cabhlach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cabhlach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Noun
cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaich, plural cabhlaichean)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:cabhlach.
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cabhlach | chabhlach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach
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