ceathair
Irish
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Cardinal : ceathair Ordinal : ceathrú Personal : ceathrar Attributive : ceithre | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish cethair, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwares, from earlier Proto-Celtic *kʷetwr̥es, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcahəɾʲ/
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Audio (GA) (file)
Numeral
ceathair
Usage notes
- This form is used independently, not with a noun that it modifies. It is always preceded by the particle a.
- a ceathair, a cúig, a sé... ― four, five, six...
- bus a ceathair ― bus number four
- a ceathair a chlog ― four o’clock
Derived terms
- ceathrú (ordinal)
Related terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceathair | cheathair | gceathair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Irish lemmas
- Irish numerals
- Irish cardinal numbers
- Irish terms with usage examples
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