cailech
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkalʲex/
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | cailech | cailechL | cailigL |
| Vocative | cailig | cailechL | cailechuH |
| Accusative | cailechN | cailechL | cailechuH |
| Genitive | cailigL | cailech | cailechN |
| Dative | cailechL | cailechaib | cailechaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cailech | chailech | cailech pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 cailech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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