acalaí

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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)

  1. (Christianity) acolyte

Declension

Declension of acalaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative acalaí acalaithe
vocative a acalaí a acalaithe
genitive acalaí acalaithe
dative acalaí acalaithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-acalaí na hacalaithe
genitive an acalaí na n-acalaithe
dative leis an acalaí
don acalaí 		leis na hacalaithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of acalaí
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
acalaí n-acalaí hacalaí t-acalaí

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

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