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Irish
Noun
capall rása m (genitive singular capaill rása, nominative plural capaill rása)
- racehorse, racer
- Proverb: Ní dhéanfadh an saol capall rása d'asal. ― You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. (literally, “You can't make a racehorse out of a donkey.”)
Mutation
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “capall rása”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “capall rása”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “capall rása”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024