Irish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ), from καταστρέφω (katastréphō, “I overturn”), from κατά (katá, “down, against”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “I turn”).
Noun
catastróf f (genitive singular catastróife, nominative plural catastrófa)
- (literary, narratology) catastrophe
Declension
Declension of catastrófatastróife (second declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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catastrófatastróife
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catastrófatastróifea
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| vocative
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a catastrófatastróife
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a catastrófatastróifea
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| genitive
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catastróf{{{3}}}
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catastrófatastróife
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| dative
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catastrófatastróife
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catastrófatastróifea
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an catastrófatastróife
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na catastrófatastróifea
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| genitive
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na catastróf{{{3}}}
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na catastrófatastróife
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| dative
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leis an catastrófatastróife don catastrófatastróife
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leis na catastrófatastróifea
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Mutation
Mutated forms of catastróf
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| catastróf
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chatastróf
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gcatastróf
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “catastróf”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “catastróf”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “catastróf”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025