cál ceannann

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Irish

cál ceannann

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally ‘white-faced cabbage’: white-faced because of the white mashed potatoes.

Pronunciation

Noun

cál ceannann m (genitive singular cáil cheannainn)

  1. colcannon

Declension

Declension of cál ceannann (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cál ceannann
vocative a cháil cheannainn
genitive cáil cheannainn
dative cál ceannann
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cál ceannann
genitive an cháil cheannainn
dative leis an gcál ceannann
don chál cheannann

Descendants

  • English: colcannon
  • Yola: coolecannan

Mutation

Mutated forms of cál ceannann
radical lenition eclipsis
cál ceannann chál ceannann gcál ceannann

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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