caolas
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish *cáelas, equivalent to caol + -as.
Pronunciation
Noun
caolas m (genitive singular caolais, nominative plural caolais)
- (geography) strait, narrows
- narrow place, bottleneck
Declension
Declension of caolas
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| caolas | chaolas | gcaolas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caolas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cáelas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “caolas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caolas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish *cáelas, equivalent to caol + -as.
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| caolas | chaolas |
| 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), “cáelas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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