caitín

See also: cáitín

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish caittín. By surface analysis, cat +‎ -ín.

Noun

caitín m (genitive singular caitín, nominative plural caitíní)

  1. kitten
    Synonym: catán
  2. (textiles, of carpet, fabric, etc.) nap, pile
    Synonyms: bruth, catán
  3. fluff
    Synonym: bruth
  4. (botany) catkin

Declension
Declension of caitín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caitín caitíní
Vocative a chaitín a chaitíní
Genitive caitín caitíní
Dative caitín caitíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an caitín na caitíní
Genitive an chaitín na gcaitíní
Dative leis an gcaitín

don chaitín

 leis na caitíní

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caitín chaitín gcaitín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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