cathróir

Irish

Alternative forms

• caithreoir, cathraitheoir, cathránach
• caithreóir, cathraightheoir/-eóir, cathruightheoir/-eóir (superseded)

Etymology

From cathair +‎ -óir; a re-formation of Old Irish cathrar (“citizen”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaihɾʲiɔɾʲ/ (corresponding to the form cathraitheoir)

Noun

cathróir m (genitive singular cathróra, nominative plural cathróirí)

1. citizen

Declension

Declension of cathróir (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cathróir cathróirí vocative a chathróir a chathróirí genitive cathróra cathróirí dative cathróir cathróirí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cathróir na cathróirí genitive an chathróra na gcathróirí dative leis an gcathróir don chathróir leis na cathróirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of cathróir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cathróir	chathróir	gcathróir

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caithreóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cathraigtheóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “caiṫreoir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “caṫruiġṫeoir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cathróir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN