cathaoir
See also: Cathaoir
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cathaír, from Latin cathedra.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kaˈhiːɾʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkahiːɾʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈkaiɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaiçiɾʲ/
Noun edit
cathaoir f (genitive singular cathaoireach, nominative plural cathaoireacha)
Declension edit
Declension of cathaoir
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Archaic genitive plural: cathaoireach
Synonyms edit
- (professorship): ollúnacht
Derived terms edit
- ardchathaoir (“highchair”)
- cathaoir bhog (“easy-chair”)
- cathaoir bhreithiúnais (“seat of judgment”)
- cathaoir deice (“deck-chair”)
- cathaoir easpaig (“bishop's throne, apse, synthronus”)
- cathaoir luascáin (“rocking-chair”)
- cathaoir luasctha (“rocking-chair”)
- cathaoir othair (“invalid chair”)
- cathaoir ríoga (“throne”, literally “royal seat”)
- cathaoir rothaí (“wheel-chair”)
- cathaoir sclóine (“swivel chair”)
- cathaoir shócúil (“easy-chair”)
- cathaoir shúgáin (“sugan chair”)
- cathaoir uilleach (“arm-chair”)
- cathaoir uilleann (“arm-chair”)
- dul sa chathaoir (“to take the chair, preside (at meeting)”)
- fear cathaoireach (“chairman”)
- ríchathaoir (“throne”)
Related terms edit
- cathaoirleach (“chairman”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cathaoir | chathaoir | gcathaoir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cathaír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cathaoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caṫaoir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 121
- Entries containing “cathaoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cathaoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.