cathaír

See also: cathair

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.θaːi̯ɾ/

Noun

cathaír f (genitive cathaíre, nominative plural cathaíri)

1. chair

Inflection

Feminine ī-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cathaírL	cathaírL	cathaíriH
vocative	cathaírL	cathaírL	cathaíriH
accusative	cathaíriN	cathaírL	cathaíriH
genitive	cathaíreH	cathaíreL	cathaíreN
dative	cathaíriL	cathaírib	cathaírib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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

Mutation

Mutation of cathaír

radical	lenition	nasalization
cathaír	chathaír	cathaír pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old 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), “cathaír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language