"cailleach" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkeljʌx], [ˈkalʌx], [ˈkaljʌx] Forms: cailleachs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cailleach, from Old Irish caillech, from caille (“veil”) + -ach. Etymology templates: {{bor|sco|gd|cailleach}} Scottish Gaelic cailleach, {{der|sco|sga|caillech}} Old Irish caillech Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|cailleachs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} cailleach (plural cailleachs), {{sco-noun}} cailleach (plural cailleachs)
  1. old woman, crone Categories (topical): Female, People Synonyms: auld wife
    Sense id: en-cailleach-sco-noun-aoqHIZoK Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 1 2 24 2 1 1 2 1 2 6 2 1 4 1 3 2 1 19 2 1 1 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cailleach, from Old Irish caillech, from caille (“veil”) + -ach.",
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      "form": "cailleachs",
      "tags": [
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    }
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        "8": "",
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      "ipa": "[ˈkeljʌx]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈkalʌx]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaljʌx]"
    }
  ],
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    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cailleach, from Old Irish caillech, from caille (“veil”) + -ach.",
  "forms": [
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Scots terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Scots terms derived from Scottish Gaelic",
        "sco:Female",
        "sco:People"
      ],
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        "old woman, crone"
      ],
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          "old woman",
          "old woman"
        ],
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          "crone",
          "crone"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "auld wife"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkeljʌx]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkalʌx]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaljʌx]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cailleach"
}

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