cathaige

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaθiɣʲe/

Etymology 1

From cath (battle) + -ige.

Noun

cathaige m (nominative plural cathaigi)

  1. fighter, warrior
Inflection
Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Etymology 2

From cathach (bellicose) + -e.

Noun

cathaige f

  1. martial spirit
Inflection
Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cathaigeL cathaigiL cathaigi
Vocative cathaigeL cathaigiL cathaigi
Accusative cathaigiN cathaigiL cathaigi
Genitive cathaige cathaigeL cathaigeN
Dative cathaigiL cathaigib cathaigib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Adjective

cathaige

  1. genitive singular feminine of cathach

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

cathaige

  1. genitive singular of cathach (relic)

Mutation

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

References

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