cathaír

See also: cathair

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaθaːi̯rʲ/

Noun

cathaír f

1. chair

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cathaírL	cathaírL	cathaíraH
Vocative	cathaírL	cathaírL	cathaíraH
Accusative	cathaírN	cathaírL	cathaíraH
Genitive	cathaíreH	cathaírL	cathaírN
Dative	cathaírL	cathaírib	cathaírib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: cathair
  • Irish: cathaoir
  • Manx: caair
  • Scottish Gaelic: cathair

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cathaír	chathaír	cathaír pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cathaír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language