cál ceannann

cál ceannann

Irish

cál ceannann

Alternative forms

• cál ceannfhionn (superseded)

Etymology

Literally ‘white-faced cabbage’: white-faced because of the white mashed potatoes.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑːlˠ ˈcan̪ˠən̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˌkæːlˠ ˈcan̪ˠən̪ˠ/

Noun

cál ceannann m (genitive singular cáil cheannainn)

1. colcannon

Descendants

• English: colcannon

Declension

Declension of cál ceannann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cál ceannann — Vocative a cháil cheannainn — Genitive cáil cheannainn — Dative cál ceannann —

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cál ceannann — Genitive an cháil cheannainn — Dative leis an gcál ceannann don chál ceannann —

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cál ceannann	chál ceannann	gcál ceannann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “cál” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "cál" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.