cafarr

Irish

cafarr

Alternative forms

cafarra
cathbharr (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish cathbarr, from cath (“battle”) + barr (“tip, point; helmet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkafˠəɾˠ/

Noun

cafarr m (genitive singular cafairr, nominative plural cafairr)

helmet, headpiece
Synonyms: ceannbheart, clogad
kerchief
Synonyms: bréidín, brat cinn, ciarsúr
1. bandage (on head)
cap (of rain, fog)

Declension

Declension of cafarr

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cafarr	cafairr
Vocative	a chafairr	a chafarra
Genitive	cafairr	cafarr
Dative	cafarr	cafairr

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an cafarr	na cafairr
Genitive	an chafairr	na gcafarr
Dative	leis an gcafarr don chafarr	leis na cafairr

Derived terms

caifirín (“head-shawl”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cafarr	chafarr	gcafarr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cafarr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cathbarr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caṫḃarr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 122
Entries containing “cafarr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “cafarr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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