caolas
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish *cáelas, equivalent to caol + -as.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkeːl̪ˠəsˠ/, [kʰɰeːl̪ˠəsˠ]
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːlˠəsˠ/, [kʰɰiːlˠəsˠ]
Noun
caolas m (genitive singular caolais, nominative plural caolais)
- (geography) strait, narrows
- narrow place, bottleneck
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| caolas | chaolas | gcaolas |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caolas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cáelas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caolas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “caolas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish *cáelas, equivalent to caol + -as.
Noun
caolas m (genitive singular caolais, plural caolan)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| caolas | chaolas |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cáelas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language