caitín

See also: cáitín

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish caittín. By surface analysis, cat +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

Noun

caitín m (genitive singular caitín, nominative plural caitíní)

  1. kitten
    Synonym: catán
  2. (textiles, of carpet, fabric, etc.) nap, pile
    Synonyms: bruth, catán
  3. fluff
    Synonym: bruth
  4. (botany) catkin

Declension

Declension of caitín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative caitín caitíní
vocative a chaitín a chaitíní
genitive caitín caitíní
dative caitín caitíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an caitín na caitíní
genitive an chaitín na gcaitíní
dative leis an gcaitín
don chaitín 		leis na caitíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of caitín
radical lenition eclipsis
caitín chaitín gcaitín

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

Further reading

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