cail
See also: Cail, càil, and cáil
Old French
Alternative forms
- cai
- cay
- gué
- kai
- kay
- quail
Etymology
From Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).
Noun
cail m (oblique plural cauz or cailz, nominative singular cauz or cailz, nominative plural cail)
- quay; wharf
Descendants
- English: quay (borrowed)
- French: quai
- Irish: cé (borrowed)