cala in Scottish Gaelic

IPA: /ˈkʰal̪ˠə/ Forms: cala [genitive, singular], calaidhean [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], cala [mutation, mutation-radical], chala [lenition, mutation], caladh [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Irish calad (“shore, port, landing-place; land (as opposed to sea)”), from Late Latin calatum. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|calad|t=shore, port, landing-place; land (as opposed to sea)}} Old Irish calad (“shore, port, landing-place; land (as opposed to sea)”), {{der|gd|la-lat|calatum}} Late Latin calatum Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|cala|||||||||plural|calaidhean||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=p|f11accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=gen|s|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cala m (genitive singular cala, plural calaidhean), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=cala|pl=calaidhean}} cala m (genitive singular cala, plural calaidhean)

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      "source": "mutation",
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          "word": "acarsaid"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʰal̪ˠə/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    ],
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      "calatum#Latin"
    ]
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      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
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      "form": "l-self",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "chala",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
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      "form": "caladh",
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        "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Late Latin",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
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        },
        {
          "word": "port"
        }
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰal̪ˠə/"
    }
  ],
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}

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"cala" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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