catach
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): [kəˈt̪ˠax]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkat̪ˠəx]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkat̪ˠax], [ˈkat̪ˠa(h)]
Adjective
editcatach (genitive singular masculine cataigh, genitive singular feminine cataí, plural catacha, comparative cataí)
Declension
editDeclension of catach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
edit- cál catach m (“curly kale, savoy”)
- catachán m (“curly-haired person”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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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
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “catach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “catach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “catach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024