capall rása

Irish

Noun

capall rása m (genitive singular capaill rása, nominative plural capaill rása)

1. racehorse, racer

   Proverb: Ní dhéanfadh an saol capall rása d'asal. ― You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. (literally, “You can't make a racehorse out of a donkey.”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of capall rása

radical	lenition	eclipsis
capall rása	chapall rása	gcapall rása

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) “capall rása”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “capall rása”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “capall rása”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025