caolchuid

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From caol (“narrow, slender”) +‎ cuid (“portion”).

Pronunciation

Noun

caolchuid f (genitive singular caolchoda)

  1. lesser part

Declension

Declension of caolchuid (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative caolchuid
vocative a chaolchuid
genitive caolchoda
dative caolchuid
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an chaolchuid
genitive na caolchoda
dative leis an gcaolchuid
don chaolchuid

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of caolchuid
radical lenition eclipsis
caolchuid chaolchuid gcaolchuid

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 222, page 113

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