cathrach
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɑhəɾˠəx/[1]
Etymology 1
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Noun
cathrach m (genitive singular cathraigh)
- (collective) cluster of beehive huts
Declension
Declension of cathrach
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Noun
cathrach f sg
- genitive singular of cathair (“city”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cathrach | chathrach | gcathrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cathrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cathrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cathrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Noun
cathrach f
- inflection of cathair (“stone enclosure, fortress, castle; dwelling; monastic settlement, enclosure; monastery, convent ; fortified city, city”):
- genitive singular
- genitive dual
- genitive plural
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cathrach | chathrach | cathrach pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
cathrach f sg
- genitive singular of cathair (“chair, seat, bench, throne”)
Noun
cathrach f sg
- genitive singular of cathair (“town, city”)
Noun
cathrach f sg
- genitive singular of cathair (“gig; bed; stock, colewort, cabbage; plot (of land); guard, sentinel, warder”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| cathrach | chathrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |