cafarr
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cafarr
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish cathbarr, from cath (“battle”) + barr (“tip, point; helmet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cafarr m (genitive singular cafairr, nominative plural cafairr)
Declension
Declension of cafarr
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- caifirín (“head-shawl”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cafarr | chafarr | gcafarr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cafarr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cathbarr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caṫḃarr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 122
- Entries containing “cafarr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cafarr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.