cathaoir

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cathaír, from Latin cathedra.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kaˈhiːɾʲ/^[2]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkahiːɾʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈkaiɾʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaiçiɾʲ/^[3]

Noun

cathaoir f (genitive singular cathaoireach, nominative plural cathaoireacha)

chair (piece of furniture; professorship at university)
seat, throne
stool, stump (of tree)

Declension

Declension of cathaoir

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cathaoir	cathaoireacha
Vocative	a chathaoir	a chathaoireacha
Genitive	cathaoireach	cathaoireacha
Dative	cathaoir	cathaoireacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chathaoir	na cathaoireacha
Genitive	na cathaoireach	na gcathaoireacha
Dative	leis an gcathaoir don chathaoir	leis na cathaoireacha

Archaic genitive plural: cathaoireach

Synonyms

(professorship): ollúnacht

Derived terms

ardchathaoir (“highchair”)
cathaoir bhog (“easy-chair”)
cathaoir bhreithiúnais (“seat of judgment”)
cathaoir deice (“deck-chair”)
cathaoir easpaig (“bishop's throne, apse, synthronus”)
cathaoir luascáin (“rocking-chair”)
cathaoir luasctha (“rocking-chair”)
cathaoir othair (“invalid chair”)
cathaoir ríoga (“throne”, literally “royal seat”)
cathaoir rothaí (“wheel-chair”)
cathaoir sclóine (“swivel chair”)
cathaoir shócúil (“easy-chair”)
cathaoir shúgáin (“sugan chair”)
cathaoir uilleach (“arm-chair”)
cathaoir uilleann (“arm-chair”)
dul sa chathaoir (“to take the chair, preside (at meeting)”)
fear cathaoireach (“chairman”)
ríchathaoir (“throne”)

Related terms

cathaoirleach (“chairman”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cathaoir	chathaoir	gcathaoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cathaír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 346, page 119

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cathaoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caṫaoir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 121
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cathaoir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“cathaoir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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