caolas

Irish

Etymology

caol +‎ -as

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkeːl̪ˠəsˠ/, [kʰɰeːl̪ˠəsˠ]
  • (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːlˠəsˠ/, [kʰɰiːlˠəsˠ]

Noun

caolas m (genitive singular caolais, nominative plural caolais)

  1. (geography) strait, narrows
  2. narrow place, bottleneck

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caolas chaolas gcaolas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caolas m (genitive singular caolais, plural caolais)

  1. channel, narrows, kyle
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