Cathair na Vatacáine

Irish

Proper noun

Cathair na Vatacáine f (genitive Chathair na Vatacáine)

1. Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)

   Synonyms: Cathair an Phápa, Stát Chathair na Vatacáine

Related terms

• An Vatacáin f (“the Vatican”)
• Vatacánach (“Vatican”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cathair na Vatacáine

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Cathair na Vatacáine	Chathair na Vatacáine	gCathair na Vatacáine

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “Cathair na Vatacáine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025