kellagh

Manx

Etymology

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

Noun

kellagh m (genitive singular kellee, plural kellee)

  1. rooster
  2. male (of birds)

Derived terms

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
kellaghchellaghgellagh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “2 cailech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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