caithis

Irish

Alternative forms

• cathais

Etymology

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Noun

caithis f (genitive singular caithise)

1. fondness, affection
   1. used as a term of affectionate address, like dear, darling

      Synonyms: croí, rún, stór

2. charm, attraction

Declension

Declension of caithis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative caithis vocative a chaithis genitive caithise dative caithis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an chaithis genitive na caithise dative leis an gcaithis don chaithis

Derived terms

• caithiseach (“affectionate; attractive; delightful, delicious”, adjective)
• curadh caithise (“carpet-knight”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caithis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caithis	chaithis	gcaithis

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) “caithis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN