cál

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Irish

cál

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle English cole, from Old English cāwel, from Latin caulis (cabbage).

Noun

cál m (genitive singular cáil, nominative plural cáil)

  1. kale, cabbage
    Synonym: cabáiste
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

cál m (genitive singular cál)

  1. Alternative spelling of call (call, need; claim, right)
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cál chál gcál
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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