cathú

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cathugud.[1] By surface analysis, cathaigh +‎ -ú.

Pronunciation

Noun

cathú m (genitive singular cathaithe, nominative plural cathuithe)

  1. verbal noun of cathaigh
  2. (often in the plural) temptation
    cuir cathú ar ― to tempt (literally, “to put temptation on”)
  3. regret, sorrow

Declension

Declension of cathú (irregular)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cathú cathuithe
vocative a chathú a chathuithe
genitive cathaithe cathuithe
dative cathú cathuithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cathú na cathuithe
genitive an chathaithe na gcathuithe
dative leis an gcathú
don chathú 		leis na cathuithe

An archaic dative plural cathaíbh (also spelled cathuighibh) is found in older translations of the Lord’s Prayer:

  • ná léig sinn i gcathaíbh ― lead us not into temptation (literally, “temptations”).

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cathú
radical lenition eclipsis
cathú chathú gcathú

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cathugud”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 146
  3. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 147, page 15
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 138, page 59
  5. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 240
  6. ^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 422

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