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)

  1. (literary) vigil, watch
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

cathais f (genitive singular cathaise)

  1. Alternative form of caithis (fondness, affection; charm, attraction)
Declension edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
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