calaois

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

calaois f (genitive singular calaoise, nominative plural calaoisí)

  1. deceit, fraud

Declension
Declension of calaois

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative calaois calaoisí
Vocative a chalaois a chalaoisí
Genitive calaoise calaoisí
Dative calaois calaoisí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chalaois na calaoisí
Genitive na calaoise na gcalaoisí
Dative leis an gcalaois

don chalaois

 leis na calaoisí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
calaois chalaois gcalaois
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Further reading
  • Entries containing “calaois” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “calaois” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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