calra

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

calra m (genitive singular calra, nominative plural calraí)

(physics, chemistry, nutrition) calorie

Declension

Declension of calra

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	calra	calraí
Vocative	a chalra	a chalraí
Genitive	calra	calraí
Dative	calra	calraí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an calra	na calraí
Genitive	an chalra	na gcalraí
Dative	leis an gcalra don chalra	leis na calraí

Derived terms

calrach (“calorific”)
calraiméadar (“calorimeter”)
calraiméadracht (“calorimetry”)
calraíocht (“calorescence”)
calraitheoir (“calorifier”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
calra	chalra	gcalra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “calra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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