Caitlín
See also: Caitlin
Irish
Etymology
From Old French Cateline, Norman Cathelène, modified to use the Irish diminutive suffix -ín.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Caitlín f (genitive Chaitlín)
- a diminutive of the female given name Caitríona, from Ancient Greek
Related terms
Descendants
- English: Caitlin
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Caitlín | Chaitlín | gCaitlín |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Corráin, Donnchadh & Fidelma Maguire. 1990. Irish Names (2nd ed.). Dublin: The Lilliput Press.
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Old French
- Irish terms derived from Norman
- Irish terms suffixed with -ín
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish proper nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish given names
- Irish female given names
- Irish female given names from Ancient Greek
- Irish diminutives of female given names
- Irish diminutives of female given names from Ancient Greek