caladh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish calad (“shore, port, landing-place; land (as opposed to sea)”), from Late Latin calatum.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑl̪ˠə/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlə/
• (Connemara) IPA^(key): /ˈkalˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkalˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkalˠu/

Noun

caladh m (genitive singular calaidh, nominative plural calaí)

1. callow (river meadow)
2. landing place
3. ferry
4. port, harbour
5. breaker (large wave)

Declension

Declension of caladh (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative caladh calaí vocative a chalaidh a chalaí genitive calaidh calaí dative caladh calaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an caladh na calaí genitive an chalaidh na gcalaí dative leis an gcaladh don chaladh leis na calaí

Synonyms

• (port): cuan, port
• (landing place): lamairne
• (breaker): maidhm

Mutation

Mutated forms of caladh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caladh	chaladh	gcaladh

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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caladh m (genitive singular calaidh, plural calaidhean)

1. Alternative form of cala