kellagh
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish cailech, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”).
Noun
kellagh m (genitive singular kellee, plural kellee)
- rooster
- male (of birds)
Derived terms
- kellagh caggee (“gamecock”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| kellagh | chellagh | gellagh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “2 cailech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.