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) (chemistry) alkali ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === 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