caithréim

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cathréim (“military career”), from Old Irish cath (“battle”) + réimm (“course, career”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

caithréim f (genitive singular caithréime, nominative plural caithréimeanna)

  1. triumph (conclusive success, victory)

Declension
Declension of caithréim

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) caithréimeanna
Vocative a chaithréim a chaithréimeanna
Genitive caithréime caithréimeanna
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) caithréimeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chaithréim na caithréimeanna
Genitive na caithréime na gcaithréimeanna
Dative leis an gcaithréim

don chaithréim

 leis na caithréimeanna

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caithréim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

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