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cala
cala
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Austronesian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðala/
Verb
cala
- To err. (clarification of this Fijian definition is being sought)
Italian
Etymology
Via a Late Latin *calare, possibly ultimately from a pre-Roman language. Related are French cale and Spanish cala.
Noun
cala f (plural cale)
Synonyms
- (1) insenatura
Verb
cala
- third-person singular present of calare
- second-person singular imperative of calare
Latin
Noun
cāla f (genitive cālae); first declension
- log to burn
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | cāla | cālae |
genitive | cālae | cālārum |
dative | cālae | cālīs |
accusative | cālam | cālās |
ablative | cālā | cālīs |
vocative | cāla | cālae |
Verb
calā
- second-person singular present active imperative of calō
References
- cala in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- CALA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Verb
cala
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of calar
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of calar
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish calad (“shore, port, landing-place; land (as opposed to sea)”), from Late Latin calatum.
Noun
cala m (genitive singular cala, plural calaidhean)
Synonyms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkala/
Noun
cala f (plural calas)
- suppository (small medicinal plug that is inserted into the rectum)
- cove
Synonyms
- (suppository): supositorio
Related terms
Verb
cala
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of calar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of calar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of calar.
References
- “cala” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Cognate with Cornish kal, kalgh; Breton kalc'h.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkala/
Noun
cala f (plural caliau)
Synonyms
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cala | gala | nghala | chala |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |