cathaoir

See also: Cathaoir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cathaír, from Latin cathedra.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kaˈhiːɾʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkahiːɾʲ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈkaiɾʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaiçiɾʲ/

Noun

cathaoir f (genitive singular cathaoireach, nominative plural cathaoireacha)

1. chair (piece of furniture; professorship at university)
2. seat, throne
3. 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.

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