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cailleach_dhubh
cailleach dhubh
Irish
Noun
cailleach dhubh f (genitive singular caillí duibhe, nominative plural cailleacha dubha)
Declension
Declension of cailleach dhubh
Second declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (nun): cailleach, cailleach Mhuire
- (cormorant): broigheall, fiach mara
Mutation
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cailleach dhubh | chailleach dhubh | gcailleach dhubh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "cailleach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
cailleach dhubh f (genitive singular caillich dhuibhe, plural caillich dhuibhe)
- Alternative form of cailleach-dhubh (“nun”)