cáis
See also: cais, CAIS, and caís
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /kɑːʃ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kaːʃ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cáise, from Latin cāseus.
Alternative forms
- cáise
Noun
cáis f (genitive singular cáise, nominative plural cáiseanna)
- cheese
- Is maith liom cáis Fhrancach. ― I like French cheese.
Declension
Declension of cáis
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cáis Parma (“Parmesan cheese”)
- cáis uachtair
- cáis Eilvéiseach (“Swiss cheese”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
cáis m
- inflection of cás:
- vocative/genitive singular
- (nonstandard) nominative/dative plural
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cáis | cháis | gcáis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cáis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cáis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cáis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40