"cala" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʰal̪ˠə/ Forms: cala [genitive, singular], calaidhean [plural], caladh [alternative]
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)
  1. harbour Tags: masculine Synonyms: acarsaid, port
    Sense id: en-cala-gd-noun-qnT2~QO~ Categories (other): Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Bodies of water, Nautical

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for cala meaning in Scottish Gaelic (2.2kB)

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