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cathaigh.

to fight, battle

8 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. to fight, battle

    literary

  2. to tempt

    literary
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cathaigid. By surface analysis, cath (“battle”) + -aigh.

noun

  1. vocative/genitive singular of cathach m

    literary

  2. dative singular of cathach f

    archaic · dative · dialectal · form-of · literary · singular
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