acalaí
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aclaid(e) (“acolyte”), from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).
Noun
acalaí m (genitive singular acalaí, nominative plural acalaithe)
- (Christianity) acolyte
Declension
Declension of acalaí
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| acalaí | n-acalaí | hacalaí | t-acalaí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "acalaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “acolyte” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “2 aclaid(e)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “acalaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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