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Irish
Adjective
cabhlacha pl
- nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of cabhlach (“big-bodied”)
Noun
cabhlacha f pl
- plural of cabhail (“body; trunk, torso; main part, frame; hull; bodice”)
- ruins, roofless walls
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabhail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabhlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “cabhlacha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025