caithne

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkahnʲə]

Noun

caithne f (genitive singular caithne, nominative plural caithní)

  1. An arbutus, particularly the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).

Declension

Declension of caithne (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative caithne caithní
vocative a chaithne a chaithní
genitive caithne caithní
dative caithne caithní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chaithne na caithní
genitive na caithne na gcaithní
dative leis an gcaithne
don chaithne 		leis na caithní

Derived terms

  • crann caithne (“strawberry tree”)
  • úll caithne (“arbutus berry”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caithne
radical lenition eclipsis
caithne chaithne gcaithne

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

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