cathrach
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
cathrach m (genitive singular cathraigh)
Declension
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Etymology 2
Noun
cathrach f sg
- genitive singular of cathair (“city”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cathrach | chathrach | gcathrach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cathrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cathrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cathrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Old Irish
Noun
cathrach f
- inflection of cathair (“stone enclosure, fortress, castle; dwelling; monastic settlement, enclosure; monastery, convent ; fortified city, city”):
- genitive singular
- genitive dual
- genitive plural
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cathrach | chathrach | cathrach pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
cathrach f sg
- genitive singular of cathair (“chair, seat, bench, throne”)
Noun
cathrach f sg
- genitive singular of cathair (“town, city”)
Noun
cathrach f sg
- genitive singular of cathair (“gig; bed; stock, colewort, cabbage; plot (of land); guard, sentinel, warder”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| cathrach | chathrach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.