caitín

See also: cáitín

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish caittín. By surface analysis, cat +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɑˈtʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkatʲiːnʲ/

Noun

caitín m (genitive singular caitín, nominative plural caitíní)

1. kitten

   Synonym: catán

2. (textiles, of carpet, fabric, etc.) nap, pile

   Synonyms: bruth, catán

3. fluff

   Synonym: bruth

4. (botany) catkin

Declension

Declension of caitín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative caitín caitíní vocative a chaitín a chaitíní genitive caitín caitíní dative caitín caitíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an caitín na caitíní genitive an chaitín na gcaitíní dative leis an gcaitín don chaitín leis na caitíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of caitín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caitín	chaitín	gcaitín

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caitín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caitín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “caitín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024