cabáiste
Irish
Alternative forms
- gabáiste
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman caboche (“head”) (compare English cabbage), from Old French caboce.
Pronunciation
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊbˠɑːʃtʲə/ (as if spelled gubáiste)
Noun
cabáiste m (genitive singular cabáiste, nominative plural cabáistí)
- cabbage
Declension
Declension of cabáiste
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- cál
Derived terms
- cabáiste aille (“samphire”)
- cabáiste an mhadra rua (“London pride”)
- cabáiste Síneach (“Chinese cabbage”)
- garraí cabáiste (“cabbage garden”)
- péist chabáiste (“caterpillar”) (of white cabbage butterfly)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cabáiste | chabáiste | gcabáiste |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “cabáiste” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “cabáiste” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "cabáiste" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.