caithir
Irish
Declension
Declension of caithir
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive singular: caithreach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| caithir | chaithir | gcaithir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caithir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caithir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “caithir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caithir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Descendants
- Irish: caithir
Noun
caithir f
- Alternative form of cathair (“stone enclosure, fortress, castle; dwelling; monastic settlement, enclosure; monastery, convent; (fortified) city”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| caithir | chaithir | caithir pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caithir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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