calpa

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English

Noun

calpa (plural calpas)

  1. Alternative form of kalpa

Anagrams

Irish

Noun

calpa m (genitive singular calpa, nominative plural calpaí)

  1. Alternative form of colpa (calf (of leg); handle (of flail); cudgel)

Noun

calpa m (genitive singular calpa, nominative plural calpaí)

  1. Alternative form of colpa (collop)

Declension

Declension of calpa (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative calpa calpaí
vocative a chalpa a chalpaí
genitive calpa calpaí
dative calpa calpaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an calpa na calpaí
genitive an chalpa na gcalpaí
dative leis an gcalpa
don chalpa
leis na calpaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of calpa
radical lenition eclipsis
calpa chalpa gcalpa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Noun

calpa m (genitive singular calpa, plural calpannan)

  1. calf (part of leg)

Etymology 2

Noun

calpa m (genitive singular calpa, plural calpannan)

  1. capital (finances)
Derived terms