capall rása
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Irish[edit]
Noun[edit]
capall rása m (genitive singular capaill rása, nominative plural capaill rása)
- racehorse, racer
- Proverb: Ní dhéanfadh an saol capall rása d'asal. ― You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. (literally, “You can't make a racehorse out of a donkey.”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| capall rása | chapall rása | gcapall rása |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “capall rása”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “capall rása” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “capall rása” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.