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