Caitríona

See also: Caitrìona

Irish

Etymology

From French Catherine, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterīna, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē), *Ἑκατερίνη (*Hekaterínē).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kaˈtʲɾʲiːn̪ˠə/
  • (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkatʲɾʲiːnˠə/, /ˈkatʲɾʲiːn̪ˠə/

Proper noun

Caitríona f (genitive Chaitríona)

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Catherine

Derived terms

  • roth Chaitríona (“Catherine-wheel”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Caitríona
radical lenition eclipsis
Caitríona Chaitríona gCaitríona

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

Further reading

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