alcaile

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”).

Noun

alcaile f (genitive singular alcaile, nominative plural alcailí)

1. (chemistry) alkali

Declension

Declension of alcaile (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative alcaile alcailí vocative a alcaile a alcailí genitive alcaile alcailí dative alcaile alcailí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an alcaile na halcailí genitive na halcaile na n-alcailí dative leis an alcaile don alcaile leis na halcailí

Derived terms

• alcaileach (“alkaline”, adjective)
• alcaileacht f (“alkalinity”)
• alcailiméadracht f (“alkalimetry”)
• miotal alcaile m (“alkali metal”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of alcaile

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alcaile	n-alcaile	halcaile	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “alcaile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “alcaile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “alcaile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026