cat mara
Irish
Etymology
Literally, "sea cat".
Noun
cat mara m (genitive singular cat mara, nominative plural cait mhara)
- catfish (fish of the order Siluriformes)
- wolffish (fish of the family Anarhichadidae)
- calamity, disaster
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cat mara | chat mara | gcat mara |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cat mara”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cat mara”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025