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cabhlach
cabhlach
Irish
Noun
cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaigh, nominative plural cabhlaigh)
Etymology 2
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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cabhlach | cabhlach¹ | cabhlacha³ | |
| Vocative | cabhlaigh¹ | cabhlach¹ | cabhlacha | |
| Genitive | cabhlaigh¹ | cabhlaí (obsolete) cabhlaighe |
cabhlacha | cabhlach |
| Dative | cabhlach² | cabhlach¹ (archaic) cabhlaigh¹ |
cabhlacha³ | |
| Comparative | cabhlaí (obsolete) cabhlaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 3
Noun
cabhlach f
- genitive singular of cabhail
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cabhlach | chabhlach | gcabhlach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "cabhlach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- "cabhail" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰauɫ̪əx/
Noun
cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaich, plural cabhlaichean)