cáise

See also: caise, cáisè, càise, cǎisè, and càisè

Irish

Noun

cáise f

  1. genitive singular of cáis (“cheese”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cáise
radical lenition eclipsis
cáise cháise gcáise

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cāseus.

Noun

cáise m

  1. cheese
    Synonyms: fáiscre, grús, maethal, tanach

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cáise — —
vocative cáisi — —
accusative cáiseN — —
genitive cáisiL — —
dative cáisiuL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: cáis
  • Manx: caashey
  • Scottish Gaelic: càise

Mutation

Mutation of cáise
radical lenition nasalization
cáise cháise cáise
pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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