Ceatharlach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cethrae (“cattle, herds”) + -lach (locative suffix), thus literally, “place of herds”.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈcahəɾˠl̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcahəɾˠl̪ˠəx/, /ˈcɑːɾˠl̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcahəɾˠl̪ˠa(x)/

Proper noun

Ceatharlach m (genitive Cheatharlach)

  1. Carlow (a town in County Carlow, Ireland)
  2. Carlow (a county of Ireland)
    Synonym: Contae Cheatharlach

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ceatharlach
radical lenition eclipsis
Ceatharlach Cheatharlach gCeatharlach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “Ceatharlach/Carlow”, in Placenames Database of Ireland‎[1], 2008–2025, retrieved 5 June 2025
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