Caitríona

See also: Caitrìona

Irish

Etymology

From French Catherine, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterīna, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē), *Ἑκατερίνη (*Hekaterínē).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kaˈtʲɾʲiːn̪ˠə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkatʲɾʲiːnˠə/, /ˈkatʲɾʲiːn̪ˠə/

Proper noun

Caitríona f (genitive Chaitríona)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Catherine

Derived terms

• roth Chaitríona (“Catherine-wheel”)

Related terms

• Tríona
• Cáit
• Caitlín

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Caitríona	Chaitríona	gCaitríona
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Caitríona”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Caitríona”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm