alcaile

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Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”).

Noun

alcaile f (genitive singular alcaile, nominative plural alcailí)

(chemistry) alkali

Declension

Declension of alcaile

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alcaile	alcailí
Vocative	a alcaile	a alcailí
Genitive	alcaile	alcailí
Dative	alcaile	alcailí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an alcaile	na halcailí
Genitive	na halcaile	na n-alcailí
Dative	leis an alcaile don alcaile	leis na halcailí

Derived terms

alcaileach (“alkaline”, adjective)
alcaileacht f (“alkalinity”)
alcailiméadracht f (“alkalimetry”)
miotal alcaile m (“alkali metal”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alcaile	n-alcaile	halcaile	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alcaile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “alcaile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“alcaile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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