caithréim
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish cathréim (“military career”), from cath (“battle”) + réim (“course, career”)
Noun
caithréim f (genitive singular caithréime, nominative plural caithréimeanna)
- triumph (conclusive success, victory)
Declension
Declension of caithréim
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| caithréim | chaithréim | gcaithréim |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “caithréim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “caiṫréam” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 109.
- "caithréim" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8.
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