culaidh

Irish

Noun

culaidh

1. Alternative form of culaith (“suit”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of culaidh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
culaidh	chulaidh	gculaidh

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cula(i)d (“equipment, gear; attire, suit”). Cognate with Irish culaith and Manx cullee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰul̪ˠɪ/

Noun

culaidh f (genitive singular culaidh or culaidhe, plural culaidhean)

1. costume, uniform, garment

   Synonym: èideadh

2. accoutrements, gear
3. object

   Synonym: cùis

   culaidh-mhagaidh ― laughing stock (literally, “object of mocking”)

   culaidh-iongnaidh ― curiosity, attraction (literally, “object of wonder”)

Derived terms

• seòmar-culaidh

Mutation

Mutation of culaidh

radical	lenition
culaidh	chulaidh

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