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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cailech m (genitive cailig, nominative plural cailig)
- rooster
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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cailech
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cailechL
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cailigL
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| Vocative
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cailig
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cailechL
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cailechuH
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| Accusative
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cailechN
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cailechL
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cailechuH
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| Genitive
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cailigL
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cailech
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cailechN
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| Dative
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cailechL
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cailechaib
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cailechaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of cailech
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| cailech
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chailech
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cailech
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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