# cathaoir
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish cathaír, from Latin cathedra.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /kɑˈhiːɾʲ/
* (Galway) IPA: /ˈka(h)iːɾʲ/; /ˈkaiɾʲ/, /ˈkahəɾʲ/
* (Mayo) IPA: /ˈkahiːɾʲ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈkaiçiɾʲ/, /ˈkaihiɾʲ/

### Noun

cathaoir f (genitive singular cathaoireach, nominative plural cathaoireacha)
* chair (piece of furniture; professorship at university)
* seat, throne
* stool, stump (of tree)

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cathaoir
cathaoireacha
vocative
a chathaoir
a chathaoireacha
genitive
cathaoireach
cathaoireacha
dative
cathaoir
cathaoireacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an chathaoir
na cathaoireacha
genitive
na cathaoireach
na gcathaoireacha
dative
leis an gcathaoir don chathaoir
leis na cathaoireacha :
* Archaic genitive plural: cathaoireach

#### Synonyms

* (professorship): ollúnacht

#### Derived terms

* ardchathaoir (“highchair”)
* cathaoir bhog (“easy-chair”)
* cathaoir bhreithiúnais (“seat of judgment”)
* cathaoir deice (“deck-chair”)
* cathaoir easpaig (“bishop's throne, apse, synthronus”)
* cathaoir luascáin (“rocking-chair”)
* cathaoir luasctha (“rocking-chair”)
* cathaoir othair (“invalid chair”)
* cathaoir ríoga (“throne”, literally “royal seat”)
* cathaoir rothaí (“wheel-chair”)
* cathaoir sclóine (“swivel chair”)
* cathaoir shócúil (“easy-chair”)
* cathaoir shúgáin (“sugan chair”)
* cathaoir uilleach (“arm-chair”)
* cathaoir uilleann (“arm-chair”)
* dul sa chathaoir (“to take the chair, preside (at meeting)”)
* fear cathaoireach (“chairman”)
* ríchathaoir (“throne”)

#### Related terms

* cathaoirleach (“chairman”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cathaír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 278
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 109, page 21
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 146
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 84, line 330
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 346, page 119
* ↑ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 471, page 151

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cathaoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caṫaoir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 121
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cathaoir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “cathaoir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025