caoth

Irish

Alternative forms

• cae

Etymology

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Noun

caoth m (genitive singular caoith, nominative plural caotha)

1. boghole, swamp-hole
2. ditch

Declension

Declension of caoth

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative caoth caotha Vocative a chaoith a chaotha Genitive caoith caoth Dative caoth caotha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an caoth na caotha Genitive an chaoith na gcaoth Dative leis an gcaoth don chaoth leis na caotha

• Alternative plural: caothacha

Derived terms

• caoth cloiche (“rock cavity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caoth	chaoth	gcaoth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN