cairéad

See also: cáiréad

Irish

Alternative forms
  • cáiréad

Etymology

From Middle French carotte, from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρῶτον (karôton).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kaˈɾʲiad̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾʲeːd̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾʲad̪ˠ/

Noun

cairéad m (genitive singular cairéid, nominative plural cairéid)

  1. carrot (vegetable, Daucus carota ssp. sativus)

Declension
Declension of cairéad

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cairéad cairéid
Vocative a chairéid a chairéada
Genitive cairéid cairéad
Dative cairéad cairéid

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cairéad na cairéid
Genitive an chairéid na gcairéad
Dative leis an gcairéad

don chairéad

 leis na cairéid

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

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