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Middle Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From cath (“battle”) + -ige.
Noun
cathaige m (nominative plural cathaigi)
- fighter, warrior
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
From cathach (“bellicose”) + -e.
Noun
cathaige f
- martial spirit
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 3
Noun
cathaige
- genitive singular of cathach (“relic”)
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| cathaige |
chathaige |
cathaige
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cathaige (‘fighter, warrior’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 cathaige (‘martial spirit’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Adjective
cathaige
- genitive singular feminine of cathach
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| cathaige
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chathaige
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cathaige
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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