cathrach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑhəɾˠəx/

Etymology 1

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Noun

cathrach m (genitive singular cathraigh)

1. (collective) cluster of beehive huts

Declension

Declension of cathrach (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative cathrach vocative a chathraigh genitive cathraigh dative cathrach forms with the definite article case singular nominative an cathrach genitive an chathraigh dative leis an gcathrach don chathrach

Etymology 2

Noun

cathrach f sg

1. genitive singular of cathair (“city”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cathrach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cathrach	chathrach	gcathrach

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

Old Irish

Noun

cathrach f

1. inflection of cathair (“stone enclosure, fortress, castle; dwelling; monastic settlement, enclosure; monastery, convent ; fortified city, city”):
   1. genitive singular
   2. genitive dual
   3. genitive plural

Mutation

Mutation of cathrach

radical	lenition	nasalization
cathrach	chathrach	cathrach pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cathrach f sg

1. genitive singular of cathair (“chair, seat, bench, throne”)

Noun

cathrach f sg

1. genitive singular of cathair (“town, city”)

Noun

cathrach f sg

1. genitive singular of cathair (“gig; bed; stock, colewort, cabbage; plot (of land); guard, sentinel, warder”)

Mutation

Mutation of cathrach

radical	lenition
cathrach	chathrach

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