cabhlach

Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkəul̪ˠəx/

Noun

cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaigh, nominative plural cabhlaigh)

  1. (military) fleet
  2. (military) navy
  3. (historical) naval tax

Etymology 2

From cabhail (“body; trunk, torso”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

cabhlach (genitive singular masculine cabhlaigh, genitive singular feminine cabhlaí, plural cabhlacha, comparative cabhlaí)

  1. big-bodied
Declension
Declension of cabhlach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative cabhlach chabhlach cabhlacha;
chabhlacha²
Vocative chabhlaigh cabhlacha
Genitive cabhlaí cabhlacha cabhlach
Dative cabhlach;
chabhlach¹		 chabhlach;
chabhlaigh (archaic)		 cabhlacha;
chabhlacha²
Comparative níos cabhlaí
Superlative is cabhlaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Etymology 3

Noun

cabhlach f sg

  1. genitive singular of cabhail (“body; trunk, torso”)

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic
FWOTD – 19 June 2018

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰauɫ̪əx/

Noun

cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaich, plural cabhlaichean)

  1. fleet
  2. navy

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:cabhlach.

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
cabhlachchabhlach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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