Contionary:cá

Middle Annerish

Etymology 1

Superficially similar to Goidelic cía, but Teagan argues for a derivation from the verb below.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /kˠɑ/ [kʰɑ]

Particle

ca (runic:ᚷᚭ)

1. Introduces "wh-" questions:

   Cà se? - What is this?

   Càırse? Càırsí? - Who is that? Who is she?

   Ca toıde tàr se? - What does it mean?

2. Fronts a relative argument:

   Ca toıde a tháır se, ar déa na mırphell. - What it means is that they are in a predicament.

Etymology 2

Per Bernthaler from Germanic *haitaną with influence from Goidelic caí ("laments"); if so, doublet of hét.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /kˠɑː/ [kʰɑˑ]

Verb

cà (runic:ᚷᚭ)

1. (intr.; +ᴠᴏᴄ.) To be called; one's name is …

   Only ɪᴍᴘᴇʀꜰ. (ɴᴀʀ.) and ᴘʀᴇᴛ. forms are attested

   cechat or cıchet

   cá (cà), cáım, cáıdí

ɴ.ʙ.

The first edition of the Bésgnae Béırle coined a since unattested verbal noun cás by analogy with bás, along with ɪʀʀ. cıcher and ᴄᴏɴᴅ. cıchır.