cathróir

Irish

Alternative forms

  • caithreoir, cathraitheoir, cathránach
  • caithreóir, cathraightheoir/-eóir, cathruightheoir/-eóir (superseded)[1]

Etymology

From cathair + -óir; a re-formation of Old Irish cathrar (citizen).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaihɾʲiɔɾʲ/[3] (corresponding to the form cathraitheoir)

Noun

cathróir m (genitive singular cathróra, nominative plural cathróirí)

  1. citizen

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cathróir chathróir gcathróir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. cathróir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cathrar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 102

Further reading

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