cailín
Irish (Donegal)
/kaˈlʲiːnʲ/, /ˈkalʲiːnʲ/, /ˈkalʲinʲ/
noun
Definitions
- girl; young, unmarried woman
- girlfriend
- female servant, maid
- useful thing referring to a feminine noun
Etymology
Affix from Irish caile (maid, girl).
Origin
Irish (Donegal)
caile
Gloss
maid, girl
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- caile Irish
- gearrchaile Irish
- caile Old Irish
- lakeen Shelta