caolchuid

Irish

Alternative forms

• caol-chuid (superseded)

Etymology

From caol (“narrow, slender”) +‎ cuid (“portion”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkeːl̪ˠˌxɪdʲ/

Noun

caolchuid f (genitive singular caolchoda)

1. lesser part

Declension

Declension of caolchuid (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative caolchuid vocative a chaolchuid genitive caolchoda dative caolchuid forms with the definite article case singular nominative an chaolchuid genitive na caolchoda dative leis an gcaolchuid don chaolchuid

Derived terms

• ar an gcaolchuid (“in needy circumstances, in want”)
• le caolchuid (“on sufferance”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caolchuid

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caolchuid	chaolchuid	gcaolchuid

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caol”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 115
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caolchuid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN