cailc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cailc, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalʲc/

Noun

cailc f (genitive singular cailce, nominative plural cailceanna)

  1. chalk

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cailc chailc gcailc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cailc, from Latin calx (compare Welsh calch), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).

Noun

cailc f (genitive singular cailce, no plural)

  1. chalk
  2. lime, calx
  3. shield, buckler

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
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