ceathrú
Irish
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| [a], [b] ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
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| Cardinal: ceathair Ordinal: ceathrú Ordinal abbreviation: 4ú Personal: ceathrar Attributive: ceithre | ||
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /caɾˠˈhuː/, /cahəˈɾˠuː/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcaɾˠuː/[2], (Cois Fharraige) [ˈcæːɾˠuː][3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcahɾˠu(ː)/[4]
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish cethramad (“fourth”),[5] from cethair (“four”). By surface analysis, ceathair + -ú.
Alternative forms
[edit]- ceathramhadh (superseded, adjective)
Adjective
[edit]ceathrú (triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Irish cethramthu.[6]
Alternative forms
[edit]- ceathramha (superseded, noun)
Noun
[edit]ceathrú f (genitive singular ceathrún, nominative plural ceathrúna or ceathrúnaí)
- a quarter (fourth part; quarter of an hour)
- ceathrú chun a trí ― a quarter to three
- ceathrú tar éis a trí ― a quarter past three
- quarter (section of a town)
- quarters (housing, barracks)
- thigh
- Synonym: leis
Declension
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- Alternative plural: ceathrúnaí (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
[edit]- ar ceathrúin (“in quarters, in lodgings”)
- ceathrú bhagúin (“ham”)
- ceathrú deiridh (“hindquarter”)
- ceathrú tosaigh (“forequarter”)
- ceathrú uaire (“quarter hour”)
- deic cheathrún f (“quarterdeck”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| ceathrú | cheathrú | gceathrú |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 221, page 112
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 170
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975), The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 547, page 102
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 279, page 98
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cethramad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cethramthu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ceaṫraṁa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 182; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ceaṫraṁaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 183; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- “ceathrú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026, retrieved 24 May 2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ceathrú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, retrieved 24 May 2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceathrú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN, retrieved 24 May 2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall; Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991), “ceathrú”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm, retrieved 24 May 2024