cafarr

Irish

cafarr

Alternative forms

• cafarra
• cathbharr (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish cathbarr, from cath (“battle”) + barr (“tip, point; helmet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkafˠəɾˠ/

Noun

cafarr m (genitive singular cafairr, nominative plural cafairr)

1. helmet, headpiece

   Synonyms: ceannbheart, clogad

2. kerchief

   Synonyms: bréidín, brat cinn, ciarsúr

   1. bandage (on head)
3. cap (of rain, fog)

Declension

Declension of cafarr

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cafarr cafairr Vocative a chafairr a chafarra Genitive cafairr cafarr Dative cafarr cafairr

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cafarr na cafairr Genitive an chafairr na gcafarr Dative leis an gcafarr don chafarr leis na cafairr

Derived terms

• caifirín (“head-shawl”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cafarr	chafarr	gcafarr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cafarr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cathbarr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caṫḃarr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 122
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cafarr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cafarr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024