Caitríona
See also: Caitrìona
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom French Catherine, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterīna, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē), *Ἑκατερίνη (*Hekaterínē).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editCaitríona f (genitive Chaitríona)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Catherine
Derived terms
edit- roth Chaitríona (“Catherine-wheel”)
Related terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Caitríona | Chaitríona | gCaitríona |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Caitríona”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Caitríona”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
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