Definition
A dialectal or archaic term for a container, vessel, or cauldron, especially one used for cooking or holding liquids.
Etymology
From Middle English catherne, possibly derived from or related to kettle and cauldron. The exact etymology is obscure, but it likely relates to Old English or Old Norse words for cooking vessels.
Kelly Says
Medieval English had dozens of regional words for the same pot—'cathern' is one that mostly disappeared, surviving only in dusty dialect dictionaries as a reminder of how many words we've forgotten.
Translations
ARالعربية
كاترين
ka-te-reen
BNবাংলা
কেথেরিন
ke-the-reen
CACatalà
Catalina
kah-tah-lee-nah
CSČeština
Kateřina
ka-te-ree-nah
DADansk
Catherine
ka-teh-rin
DEDeutsch
Kathrin
kat-reen
ELΕλληνικά
Κάθριν
kath-reen
ESEspañol
caterina
kah-theh-rah-nah
FAفارسی
کاترین
ka-teh-reen
FISuomi
Catherine
ka-teh-rin
FRFrançais
Catherine
kat-er-in
HAHA
Kateriina
ka-teh-ree-nah
HEעברית
קתרין
ka-the-reen
HIहिन्दी
कैथरीन
ka-thee-reen
HUMagyar
Katalin
ka-ta-lin
IDBahasa Indonesia
Catherine
ka-the-rin
IGIG
Katerina
ka-teh-ree-nah
ITItaliano
Caterina
kah-teh-ree-nah
MSBahasa Melayu
Catherine
ka-teh-rin
MYမြန်မာ
ကေသာလင်း
kae-tha-lin
NLNederlands
Catherine
kat-er-in
NONorsk
Catherine
ka-teh-rin
PLPolski
Katarzyna
kah-tah-zhy-nah
PTPortuguês
Catarina
kah-tah-ree-nah
RORomână
Caterina
kah-teh-ree-nah
RUРусский
Катерина
kat-e-ri-na
SVSvenska
Catherine
ka-teh-rin
SWKiswahili
Catherine
ka-teh-rin
TAதமிழ்
கேத்திரின்
kae-ther-in
TEతెలుగు
కేథరీన్
kae-the-reen
THไทย
แคทเธอรีน
kae-tʰeo-ree-n
TLTL
Catherine
ka-teh-rin
TRTürkçe
Catherine
kath-er-in
UKУкраїнська
Катерина
kat-e-ri-na
URاردو
کاترین
ka-teh-reen
VITiếng Việt
Catherine
ca-teh-rin
YOYO
Katerine
ka-teh-reen