caoth

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

caoth m (genitive singular caoith, nominative plural caotha)

  1. boghole, swamp-hole
  2. ditch

Declension

Declension of caoth (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative caoth caotha
vocative a chaoith a chaotha
genitive caoith caoth
dative caoth caotha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an caoth na caotha
genitive an chaoith na gcaoth
dative leis an gcaoth
don chaoth
leis na caotha
  • Alternative plural: caothacha

Derived terms

  • caoth cloiche (rock cavity)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caoth
radical lenition eclipsis
caoth chaoth gcaoth

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

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