cath

See also: Cath

English

Noun

cath (plural caths)

  1. Abbreviation of cathode.
  2. Abbreviation of catheter.

Verb

cath (third-person singular simple present caths, present participle cathing, simple past and past participle cathed)

  1. (transitive) To fit (somebody) with a catheter.
    • 2004, Adrian Sandler, Living with Spina Bifida (page 160)
      At the spina bifida camp, we've had about twenty-five kids lining up outside the "Med Shed," needing to be cathed before breakfast.
    • 2010, Judith Rogers, The Disabled Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth
      Unlike Sharon, Sherry Adele was able to return to self-cathing after delivery.

Anagrams

Cornish

Alternative forms

Noun

cath f (plural cathas or cathes)

  1. (Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form) cat

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cath, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ (cattu), from Proto-Celtic *katus, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus (“fight”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kah/

Noun

cath m (genitive singular catha, nominative plural cathanna or catha)

  1. battle
    Proverb:
    Ní hé lá an chatha lá an chnuasaithe. ― A stitch in time saves nine. ("The day of battle is not the day for gathering food".)
    1. (literature) battle tale
  2. conflict, trial
  3. battalion

Declension
Declension of cath

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cath cathanna
Vocative a chath a chathanna
Genitive catha cathanna
Dative cath cathanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cath na cathanna
Genitive an chatha na gcathanna
Dative leis an gcath

don chath

 leis na cathanna

Derived terms
  • ag cur catha ar choinlíní (“tilting at windmills”)
  • an cath a bhriseadh (“to break the ice”)
  • blár catha, fód catha, machaire catha (“field of battle”)
  • cath a bhriseadh ar arm (“to defeat an army in battle”)
  • cathach (“battling, warlike”, adjective)
  • cathaí (“battler, fighter”)
  • cathaigh (“battle, fight; tempt”, verb)
  • cath cúlchosanta (“rearguard battle”)
  • cath farraige (“sea-battle”)
  • cath fíochmhar (“fierce battle”)
  • cath fuilteach (“bloody battle”)
  • cath rua (“fierce, bloody, battle”)
  • céalmhaine chatha (“battle omen”)
  • cliathán catha (“flank of battle”)
  • cliath catha (“rank of battle”)
  • coigeadal catha (“noise of battle”)
  • coimhlint chatha (“battle rivalry”)
  • cóiriú catha (“battle array; (story-telling) run”)
  • comhla chatha (“mainstay in battle”)
  • córacha catha (“‘runs’, flourishes, in story-telling”)
  • cuinge catha (“champion in battle”)
  • culaith chatha (“battle equipment”)
  • cúrsóir catha (“battle-cruiser”)
  • díomua catha, maidhm chatha (“defeat in battle, rout”)
  • éide chatha (“battle armour”)
  • gáir chatha, liú catha (“battle-cry”)
  • in ord catha (“in battle order”)
  • ionad catha (“scene of battle”)
  • leon catha (“warrior”, literally “lion in battle”)
  • líne chatha (“line of battle”)
  • líon catha (“battle strength”)
  • log catha (“site of battle”)
  • mana catha (“omen of battle”)
  • meanma chatha (“presentiment of battle”)
  • oiris chatha (“rendezvous of battle”)
  • ré chatha (“battle-ground”)
  • rosc catha (“battle-chant; war-cry”)
  • sceimheal catha (“rampart of battle”)
  • scís chatha (“battle-weariness”)
  • taoiseach catha (“leader in battle”)
  • tua chatha (“battle-axe”)
  • tuairgní catha (“battle-smiter, warrior; leader in battle.”)
  • ursain chatha (“prop of battle”)

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

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Primitive Irish ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ (cattu), from Proto-Celtic *katus, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus (“fight”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaθ/

Noun

cath m (genitive catho or catha)

  1. battle, fight
    • c. 875, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 34a20
      in chatho glosses proelii
    • c. 875, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 112a5
      amal dunem-side nech iarna chúl hi cath
      behind him in battle
    • c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 44a1
      fon chath glosses sub Marte
  2. troop, battalion

Inflection
Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cath cathL cathae
Vocative cath cathL cathu
Accusative cathN cathL cathu
Genitive catho, catha catho, catha cathaeN
Dative cathL cathaib cathaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms
  • cathach (“bellicose, warlike”)
  • cathaige (“warrior”)
  • cathaigecht (“warfare”)
  • cathaigid (“fight, give battle”)
  • cathbarr
  • cathḟeis

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cath chath cath
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cath, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ (cattu), from Proto-Celtic *katus, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus (“fight”).

Noun

cath m (genitive singular catha, plural cathan)

  1. battle
    Synonym: blàr

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
cathchath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kaθ, from Proto-Celtic *kattā.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaːθ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

cath f (plural cathod or cathau)

  1. cat; wildcat
  2. cat, tipcat; cat-o'-nine-tails

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cath gath nghath chath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “cath”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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