caithne

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkahɪnʲɪ]

Noun

caithne f (genitive singular caithne, nominative plural caithní)

1. An arbutus, particularly the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).

Declension

Declension of caithne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative caithne caithní Vocative a chaithne a chaithní Genitive caithne caithní Dative caithne caithní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chaithne na caithní Genitive na caithne na gcaithní Dative leis an gcaithne don chaithne leis na caithní

Derived terms

• crann caithne (“strawberry tree”)
• úll caithne (“arbutus berry”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caithne	chaithne	gcaithne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caithne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language