cathais
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish cathḟeis (“martial vigilance, watch”), from cath (“battle, fight”) + feis(s), fess.
Noun edit
cathais f (genitive singular cathaise, nominative plural cathaisí)
Declension edit
Declension of cathais
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
cathais f (genitive singular cathaise)
- Alternative form of caithis (“fondness, affection; charm, attraction”)
Declension edit
Declension of cathais
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cathais | chathais | gcathais |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cathais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cathais”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language