"caisleán" meaning in Irish

See caisleán in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kəˈʃlʲɑːn̪ˠ/ [Munster], /ˈkiʃlʲɑːnˠ/ [Connacht], /ˈkaʃl̠ʲanˠ/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Middle Irish caislén, from Old Irish caisel (from Anglo-Norman castel, from Latin castellum). By surface analysis, caiseal + -án. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|caislén}} Middle Irish caislén, {{der|ga|sga|caisel}} Old Irish caisel, {{der|ga|xno|castel}} Anglo-Norman castel, {{der|ga|la|castellum}} Latin castellum, {{surf|ga|caiseal|-án}} By surface analysis, caiseal + -án Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|caisleáin|||||||nominative plural|caisleáin|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} caisleán m (genitive singular caisleáin, nominative plural caisleáin), {{ga-noun|m|caisleáin|caisleáin}} caisleán m (genitive singular caisleáin, nominative plural caisleáin) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: caisleáin [genitive, singular], caisleáin [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], caisleán [indefinite, nominative, singular], caisleáin [indefinite, nominative, plural], a chaisleáin [indefinite, singular, vocative], a chaisleána [indefinite, plural, vocative], caisleáin [genitive, indefinite, singular], caisleán [genitive, indefinite, plural], caisleán [dative, indefinite, singular], caisleáin [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an caisleán [definite, nominative, singular], na caisleáin [definite, nominative, plural], an chaisleáin [definite, genitive, singular], na gcaisleán [definite, genitive, plural], leis an gcaisleán [dative, definite, singular], don chaisleán [dative, definite, singular], leis na caisleáin [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], caisleán [error-unrecognized-form], chaisleán [error-unrecognized-form], gcaisleán [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. castle (fortified building) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caisleán-ga-noun-p~DFoxbT
  2. mansion Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caisleán-ga-noun-MN5Pltz~
  3. (meteorology, of cloud) cumulus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caisleán-ga-noun-AGGMIZV7 Categories (other): Meteorology, Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms suffixed with -án, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Buildings, Royal residences Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 15 25 60 Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -án: 35 17 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 11 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 8 81 Disambiguation of Buildings: 31 9 59 Disambiguation of Royal residences: 6 14 80 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caisleáin óir (english: sunset clouds; castles in the air), caisleán cártaí (english: house of cards), caisleánach (english: containing castles) [adjective]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "sunset clouds; castles in the air",
      "word": "caisleáin óir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "house of cards",
      "word": "caisleán cártaí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "containing castles",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "caisleánach"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "mga",
        "3": "caislén"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish caislén",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "caisel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish caisel",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "xno",
        "3": "castel"
      },
      "expansion": "Anglo-Norman castel",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "castellum"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin castellum",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "caiseal",
        "3": "-án"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, caiseal + -án",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish caislén, from Old Irish caisel (from Anglo-Norman castel, from Latin castellum). By surface analysis, caiseal + -án.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caisleáin",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleáin",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chaisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chaisleána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an caisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na caisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an chaisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na gcaisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gcaisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chaisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na caisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chaisleán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gcaisleán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "caisleáin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "expansion": "caisleán m (genitive singular caisleáin, nominative plural caisleáin)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "castle (fortified building)"
      ],
      "id": "en-caisleán-ga-noun-p~DFoxbT",
      "links": [
        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mansion"
      ],
      "id": "en-caisleán-ga-noun-MN5Pltz~",
      "links": [
        [
          "mansion",
          "mansion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Meteorology",
          "orig": "ga:Meteorology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "15 25 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "35 17 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 11 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 8 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 9 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Buildings",
          "orig": "ga:Buildings",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 14 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Royal residences",
          "orig": "ga:Royal residences",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cumulus"
      ],
      "id": "en-caisleán-ga-noun-AGGMIZV7",
      "links": [
        [
          "meteorology",
          "meteorology"
        ],
        [
          "cumulus",
          "cumulus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(meteorology, of cloud) cumulus"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of cloud"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climatology",
        "meteorology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈʃlʲɑːn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiʃlʲɑːnˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaʃl̠ʲanˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "caisleán"
}

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    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "Irish terms derived from Latin",
    "Irish terms derived from Middle Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish",
    "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Buildings",
    "ga:Royal residences"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "sunset clouds; castles in the air",
      "word": "caisleáin óir"
    },
    {
      "english": "house of cards",
      "word": "caisleán cártaí"
    },
    {
      "english": "containing castles",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "caisleánach"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "3": "caislén"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "caisel"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
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        "3": "castellum"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, caiseal + -án",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish caislén, from Old Irish caisel (from Anglo-Norman castel, from Latin castellum). By surface analysis, caiseal + -án.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caisleáin",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleáin",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chaisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chaisleána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an caisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na caisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an chaisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na gcaisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gcaisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chaisleán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na caisleáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "caisleán",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "gcaisleán",
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        "castle (fortified building)"
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        [
          "castle",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mansion"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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    {
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      ],
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        "of cloud"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climatology",
        "meteorology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈʃlʲɑːn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiʃlʲɑːnˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaʃl̠ʲanˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "caisleán"
}

Download raw JSONL data for caisleán meaning in Irish (4.8kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.