cafarr

Irish

cafarr

Alternative forms

• cafarra
• cathbharr (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish cathbarr, from cath (“battle”) + barr (“tip, point; helmet”). Compare Primitive Irish ᚉᚐᚈᚐᚁᚐᚏ (catabar, given name).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkafˠəɾˠ/

Noun

cafarr m (genitive singular cafairr, nominative plural cafairr)

1. helmet, headpiece

   Synonyms: ceannbheart, clogad

2. kerchief

   Synonyms: bréidín, brat cinn, ciarsúr

   1. bandage (on head)
3. cap (of rain, fog)

Declension

Declension of cafarr (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cafarr cafairr vocative a chafairr a chafarra genitive cafairr cafarr dative cafarr cafairr forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an cafarr na cafairr genitive an chafairr na gcafarr dative leis an gcafarr don chafarr leis na cafairr

Derived terms

• caifirín (“head-shawl”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cafarr

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cafarr	chafarr	gcafarr

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cafarr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “caṫḃarr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 122
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cafarr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cafarr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026