cairéalaí

Irish

Etymology

From cairéal m (quarry) +‎ -aí.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈɾʲeːl̪ˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /kəˈɾʲeːl̪ˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾʲɛl̪ˠiː/

Noun

cairéalaí m (genitive singular cairéalaí, nominative plural cairéalaíthe)

1. a quarryman.

Declension

Declension of cairéalaí (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cairéalaí cairéalaíthe vocative a chairéalaí a chairéalaíthe genitive cairéalaí cairéalaíthe dative cairéalaí cairéalaíthe forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an cairéalaí na cairéalaíthe genitive an chairéalaí na gcairéalaíthe dative leis an gcairéalaí don chairéalaí leis na cairéalaíthe

Mutation

Mutated forms of cairéalaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cairéalaí	chairéalaí	gcairéalaí

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) “cairéalaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN