caithréim

caithréim

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cathréim (“military career”), from cath (“battle”) + réim (“course, career”)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaihɾʲamʲ/[1]

Noun

caithréim f (genitive singular caithréime, nominative plural caithréimeanna)

1. triumph (conclusive success, victory)

Declension

Declension of caithréim

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative caithréim caithréimeanna Vocative a chaithréim a chaithréimeanna Genitive caithréime caithréimeanna Dative caithréim caithréimeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chaithréim na caithréimeanna Genitive na caithréime na gcaithréimeanna Dative leis an gcaithréim don chaithréim leis na caithréimeanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caithréim	chaithréim	gcaithréim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “caithréim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “caiṫréam” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 109.
• "caithréim" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8.