From Proto-Celtic *kaletos. Cognate with Welsh caled.
calad
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | calad | calad | calad |
vocative | calaid* calad** | ||
accusative | calad | calaid | |
genitive | calaid | cailte | calaid |
dative | calad | calaid | calad |
plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
nominative | calaid | cailtea | |
vocative | cailtiu cailtea† | ||
accusative | cailtiu cailtea† | ||
genitive | calad | ||
dative | cailtib |
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Possibly from Late Latin calatum, but more likely a substantive use of Etymology 1, i.e. solid land as opposed to the sea (eDIL).
calad m
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | calad | caladL | calaidL |
vocative | calaid | caladL | caladuH |
accusative | caladN | caladL | caladuH |
genitive | calaidL | calad | caladN |
dative | caladL | caladaib | caladaib |
radical | lenition | nasalization |
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calad | chalad | calad pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
calad