"cathain" meaning in Irish

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈkahənʲ/
Etymology: From Classical Gaelic cá chuin, from Old Irish cíachuin (literally “what when?”), from cía + cuin. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|ghc|cá chuin}} Classical Gaelic cá chuin, {{der|ga|sga|cíachuin|lit=what when?}} Old Irish cíachuin (literally “what when?”) Head templates: {{head|ga|adverb|cat2=interrogative adverbs|head=}} cathain, {{ga-adv|type=interrogative}} cathain
  1. (Munster) when (interrogative) Tags: Munster Synonyms: cá huair [Ulster], cén uair [Connacht]
    Sense id: en-cathain-ga-adv-ldRKJ8~g Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Munster Irish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ghc",
        "3": "cá chuin"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Gaelic cá chuin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "cíachuin",
        "lit": "what when?"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish cíachuin (literally “what when?”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Classical Gaelic cá chuin, from Old Irish cíachuin (literally “what when?”), from cía + cuin.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "adverb",
        "cat2": "interrogative adverbs",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cathain",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "interrogative"
      },
      "expansion": "cathain",
      "name": "ga-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Munster Irish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When will you come home?",
          "text": "Cathain a thiocfaidh tú abhaile?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "When is the bus coming?",
          "text": "Cathain atá an bus ag teacht?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "When did they leave?",
          "text": "Cathain a d'fhág siad?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "when (interrogative)"
      ],
      "id": "en-cathain-ga-adv-ldRKJ8~g",
      "links": [
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Munster) when (interrogative)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Ulster"
          ],
          "word": "cá huair"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Connacht"
          ],
          "word": "cén uair"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkahənʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cathain"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ghc",
        "3": "cá chuin"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Gaelic cá chuin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "cíachuin",
        "lit": "what when?"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish cíachuin (literally “what when?”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Classical Gaelic cá chuin, from Old Irish cíachuin (literally “what when?”), from cía + cuin.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "adverb",
        "cat2": "interrogative adverbs",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cathain",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "interrogative"
      },
      "expansion": "cathain",
      "name": "ga-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish adverbs",
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish interrogative adverbs",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish terms derived from Classical Gaelic",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms with usage examples",
        "Munster Irish",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When will you come home?",
          "text": "Cathain a thiocfaidh tú abhaile?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "When is the bus coming?",
          "text": "Cathain atá an bus ag teacht?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "When did they leave?",
          "text": "Cathain a d'fhág siad?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "when (interrogative)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Munster) when (interrogative)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Ulster"
          ],
          "word": "cá huair"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Connacht"
          ],
          "word": "cén uair"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkahənʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cathain"
}

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