catach

Irish

Etymology

From cat +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [kəˈt̪ˠax]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkat̪ˠəx]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkat̪ˠax], [ˈkat̪ˠa(h)]

Adjective

catach (genitive singular masculine cataigh, genitive singular feminine cataí, plural catacha, comparative cataí)

  1. curly, curly-haired
  2. crop-eared (of sheep)
  3. dog-eared (of page)
  4. twisted (of limb)

Declension

Declension of catach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative catach chatach catacha;
chatacha2
vocative chataigh catacha
genitive cataí catacha catach
dative catach;
chatach1 		chatach;
chataigh (archaic) 		catacha;
chatacha2
Comparative níos cataí
Superlative is cataí

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

  • cál catach m (“curly kale, savoy”)
  • catachán m (“curly-haired person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of catach
radical lenition eclipsis
catach chatach gcatach

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

References

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