cairéad
Irish
Alternative forms
- cáiréad
Etymology
From Middle French carotte, from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρῶτον (karôton).
Pronunciation
Noun
cairéad m (genitive singular cairéid, nominative plural cairéid)
- carrot (vegetable, Daucus carota ssp. sativus)
Declension
Declension of cairéad
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cairéad | chairéad | gcairéad |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “cairéad” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “cáiréad” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "cairéad" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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