caileag

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From caile (“vulgar girl, quean, hussy, strumpet, maid servant”) +‎ -ag (“diminutive”). From Old Irish caile (“maid”); compare Breton plac’h (“girl”); Ancient Greek παλλακή (pallakḗ, “concubine”), Latin pellex. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰalak/ === Noun === caileag f (genitive singular caileige, plural caileagan) girl, lass, damsel Synonyms: nighean, (Islay) caile European pollock (Pollachius pollachius) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “caileag”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[2], Stirling, →ISBN “caileag” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary. “caileag” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.