cál

See also: cal, Cal, Cal., and càl

Irish
cál

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle English cole, from Old English cāwel, from Latin caulis (“cabbage”).

Noun

cál m (genitive singular cáil, nominative plural cáil)

  1. kale, cabbage
    Synonym: cabáiste

Declension
Declension of cál

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cál cáil
Vocative a cháil a chála
Genitive cáil cál
Dative cál cáil

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cál na cáil
Genitive an cháil na gcál
Dative leis an gcál

don chál

 leis na cáil

Derived terms
  • cál bán (“white(-hearted) cabbage”)
  • cál catach (“curly kale, savoy”)
  • cál ceannann (“colcannon”)
  • cál dearg (“Scotch kale”)
  • cál faiche (“nettles”)
  • cál glas (“green(-hearted) cabbage”)
  • cál Phádraig (“plantain”)
  • cál rábach (“kohlrabi, rape”)
  • garraí cáil (“cabbage garden”)
  • péist cháil (“caterpillar”) (of white cabbage butterfly)

Etymology 2

Noun

cál m (genitive singular cál)

  1. Alternative spelling of call (“call, need; claim, right”)

Declension
Declension of cál

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative cál
Vocative a chál
Genitive cál
Dative cál

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an cál
Genitive an chál
Dative leis an gcál

don chál

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

Further reading
  • "cál" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “cál” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • Entries containing “cál” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “cál” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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