catach
Irish
Etymology
From cat + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): [kəˈt̪ˠax]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkat̪ˠəx]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkat̪ˠax], [ˈkat̪ˠa(h)]
Adjective
catach (genitive singular masculine cataigh, genitive singular feminine cataí, plural catacha, comparative cataí)
- curly, curly-haired
- (of sheep) crop-eared
- (of page) dog-eared
- (of limb) twisted
Declension
Declension of catach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | catach | chatach | catacha; chatacha² | |
| Vocative | chataigh | catacha | ||
| Genitive | cataí | catacha | catach | |
| Dative | catach; chatach¹ | chatach; chataigh (archaic) | catacha; chatacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cataí | |||
| Superlative | is cataí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- cál catach m (“curly kale, savoy”)
- catachán m (“curly-haired person”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| catach | chatach | gcatach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “catach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “catach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “catach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.