cathaoir

See also: Cathaoir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cathaír, from Latin cathedra.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

cathaoir f (genitive singular cathaoireach, nominative plural cathaoireacha)

  1. chair (piece of furniture; professorship at university)
  2. seat, throne
  3. stool, stump (of tree)

Declension
Declension of cathaoir

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cathaoir cathaoireacha
Vocative a chathaoir a chathaoireacha
Genitive cathaoireach cathaoireacha
Dative cathaoir cathaoireacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chathaoir na cathaoireacha
Genitive na cathaoireach na gcathaoireacha
Dative leis an gcathaoir

don chathaoir

 leis na cathaoireacha

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ardchathaoir (“highchair”)
  • cathaoir bhog (“easy-chair”)
  • cathaoir bhreithiúnais (“seat of judgment”)
  • cathaoir deice (“deck-chair”)
  • cathaoir easpaig (“bishop's throne, apse, synthronus”)
  • cathaoir luascáin (“rocking-chair”)
  • cathaoir luasctha (“rocking-chair”)
  • cathaoir othair (“invalid chair”)
  • cathaoir ríoga (“throne”, literally “royal seat”)
  • cathaoir rothaí (“wheel-chair”)
  • cathaoir sclóine (“swivel chair”)
  • cathaoir shócúil (“easy-chair”)
  • cathaoir shúgáin (“sugan chair”)
  • cathaoir uilleach (“arm-chair”)
  • cathaoir uilleann (“arm-chair”)
  • dul sa chathaoir (“to take the chair, preside (at meeting)”)
  • fear cathaoireach (“chairman”)
  • ríchathaoir (“throne”)

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

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cathaír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46

Further reading
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