cáelach

Middle Irish

Etymology

From cáel +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (earlier) /ˈkɤːləx/, (later) /ˈkɯːləx/

Noun

cáelach n

1. twigs, wattles
2. rope

Descendants

• Irish: caolach

Mutation

Mutation of cáelach

radical	lenition	nasalization
cáelach	cháelach	cáelach pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cáelach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language