càil

See also: cail and cáil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cáil (“quality, property”), from Latin quālitās.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰaːl/

Noun

càil f (genitive singular càile, plural càilean)

  1. appetite, disposition, desire
  2. appearance
  3. anything
    Chan fhaca mi càil as ùr.
    I didn't see anything new.

Synonyms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
càilchàil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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