cúigear
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cóicer, possibly from cóic (“five”) + fer (“man”), though that may be a folk etymology.
Pronunciation
Noun
cúigear m (genitive singular cúigir, nominative plural cúigir) (triggers no mutation)
- a group of five people
- Tá cúigear mac agam.
- I have five sons.
Usage notes
- Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings and the preposition de when referring to other things.
Declension
Declension of cúigear
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
- cúig (“five”) (non-personal)
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúigear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cóicer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language