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Meaning of caol | Babel Free

Adjective masculine CEFR B1
keːl̪ˠ

Definitions

  1. thin, slender, slight (of slender build)
  2. narrow
  3. thin, shrill
  4. slender (palatalized)
  5. dilute (weak, diluted)
  6. slender part (of body, limb)
    masculine, noun-from-verb

Examples

“Caol le caol agus leathan le leathan.”

Slender (consonant) goes with slender (vowel) and broad (consonant) with broad (vowel).

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

caomh caomhnaigh carballach carbónach carbónmhar carbónúil

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