Caitliceach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Caitiliceach, Catoiliceach
  • Caitilceach, Caitilicioch, Caitlicioch, Catoilceach (obsolete)
  • Caitliocach (superseded)[1]

Etymology

From Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), plus -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Classical Gaelic Chatoilgeach, Catoilceach. Replaced Old Irish cathlaic, Middle Irish cathlaig, Middle Irish cathalacda etc.[2]

Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Caitligeach, Catlaigeach, and Manx Catoleagh.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkatʲlʲɪcəx/[3]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈkɑt̪ˠəlʲəcəx/[4] (corresponding to the form Catoiliceach)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkatʲlʲɨca(x)/[5]

Adjective

Caitliceach (genitive singular masculine Caitlicigh, genitive singular feminine Caitlicí, plural Caitliceacha, comparative Caitlicí)

  1. Catholic
    Synonym: Caitlicí

Usage notes

Caitliceach and Protastúnach are the formal words for “Catholic” and “Protestant” and are probably the most usual words in contemporary Irish. Traditionally, however, an Irish Catholic was familiarly called a Gael and an Irish Protestant a Gall, an Albanach (especially if Presbyterian), or a Sasanach (especially if Anglican).

Declension

Declension of Caitliceach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Caitliceach Chaitliceach Caitliceacha;
Chaitliceacha2
vocative Chaitlicigh Caitliceacha
genitive Caitlicí Caitliceacha Caitliceach
dative Caitliceach;
Chaitliceach1 		Chaitliceach;
Chaitlicigh (archaic) 		Caitliceacha;
Chaitliceacha2
Comparative níos Caitlicí
Superlative is Caitlicí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • caitliceacht f (“catholicity”)

Noun

Caitliceach m (genitive singular Caitlicigh, nominative plural Caitlicigh)

  1. Catholic
    Synonym: Caitlicí

Declension

Declension of Caitliceach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Caitliceach Caitlicigh
vocative a Chaitlicigh a Chaitliceacha
genitive Caitlicigh Caitliceach
dative Caitliceach Caitlicigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Caitliceach na Caitlicigh
genitive an Chaitlicigh na gCaitliceach
dative leis an gCaitliceach
don Chaitliceach 		leis na Caitlicigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Caitliceach
radical lenition eclipsis
Caitliceach Chaitliceach gCaitliceach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “Caitliceach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cathlac, cathlacda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ “Caitliceach”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 148
  5. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 248

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