cailech

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkalʲex/

Noun

cailech m (genitive cailig, nominative plural cailig)

  1. rooster

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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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
  • “2 cailech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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