cait

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See also: Cait, càit, càit', cáit, and Cáit

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

cait m

  1. inflection of cat (cat):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of cait
radical lenition eclipsis
cait chait gcait

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 67

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɛʰtʲ/
  • Hyphenation: cait

Noun

cait

  1. inflection of cat:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutation of cait
radical lenition
cait chait

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • (imperfect/conditional): caet
  • (imperfect subjunctive): caffit

Pronunciation

Verb

cait

  1. (literary) second-person singular imperfect indicative/imperfect subjunctive/conditional of cael

Mutation

Mutated forms of cait
radical soft nasal aspirate
cait gait nghait chait

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.