catach

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Irish

Etymology

From cat +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

catach (genitive singular masculine cataigh, genitive singular feminine cataí, plural catacha, comparative cataí)

  1. curly, curly-haired
  2. crop-eared (of sheep)
  3. dog-eared (of page)
  4. twisted (of limb)

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

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.

References

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