cat mara
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Irish
Etymology
Literally, "sea cat".
Noun
cat mara m (genitive singular cat mara, nominative plural cait mhara)
- catfish (fish of the order Siluriformes)
- wolffish (fish of the family Anarhichadidae)
- calamity, disaster
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cat mara | chat mara | gcat mara |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cat mara”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cat mara”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024