cail

See also: Cail, càil, and cáil

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).

Noun

cail m (oblique plural cauz or cailz, nominative singular cauz or cailz, nominative plural cail)

  1. quay; wharf

Descendants
  • English: quay (borrowed)
  • French: quai
  • Irish: cé (borrowed)
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