cailc
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalʲc/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cailc (“limestone, lime”), from Latin calx, calcis (“limestone”), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).
Noun
cailc f (genitive singular cailce, nominative plural cailceanna)
Declension
Declension of cailc
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cailc-
- cailc-chlár, clár cailc
- cailc fhrancach
- cailc tháilliúra (“tailor's chalk”)
- calcmhar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cailc | chailc | gcailc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Entries containing “cailc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cailc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cailc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cailc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cailc, from Latin calx (compare Welsh calch), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| cailc | chailc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “cailc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
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