cabhail

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkau(ə)lʲ/

Noun

cabhail f (genitive singular cabhlach, nominative plural cabhlacha)

1. (anatomy, of person, animal) trunk, torso
2. main part, frame (of structure, vehicle, etc.)
3. hull (of ship, etc.)
4. body, bodice (of garment)

Declension

Declension of cabhail (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cabhail cabhlacha vocative a chabhail a chabhlacha genitive cabhlach cabhlacha dative cabhail cabhlacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chabhail na cabhlacha genitive na cabhlach na gcabhlacha dative leis an gcabhail don chabhail leis na cabhlacha

Derived terms

• cabhlach (“big-bodied”, adjective)
• cóta cabhlach (“skirt and bodice; frock”)
• gearrchabhlach (“short-bodied”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cabhail

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cabhail	chabhail	gcabhail

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cabhail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cabhail”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cabhail”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024