cathaír

See also: cathair

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaθaːi̯rʲ/

Noun

cathaír f

chair

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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

“cathaír” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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