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Irish word

cathair

city

nounfeminine/ˈkɑhəɾʲ/

cathair means “city” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɑhəɾʲ/.

Definitions

  • dwelling
  • circular stone fort
  • enclosed church establishment

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formcathair
Séimhiúchathair
Urúgcathair

cathair in context

Is cathair ar uisce é an Veinéis.

Venice is a city on water.

A1

Is cathair an-mhór é Tóiceo.

Tokyo is a very big city.

A2

Is Tel Aviv cathair álainn é.

Tel Aviv is a beautiful city.

A2

Is cathair mhór í New York.

New York is a big city.

A2

Is í an tríú cathair is mó sa tSeirbia í.

It's the third biggest city in Serbia.

B1

Topics

Travel

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