catach

Irish

Etymology

From cat +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): [kəˈt̪ˠax]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkat̪ˠəx]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkat̪ˠax], [ˈkat̪ˠa(h)]

Adjective

catach

  1. curly-haired

Declension
Declension of catach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative catach chatach catacha;
chatacha²
Vocative chataigh catacha
Genitive cataí catacha catach
Dative catach;
chatach¹		 chatach;
chataigh (archaic)		 catacha;
chatacha²
Comparative níos cataí
Superlative is cataí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms
  • catachán

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