leathchéad

Irish

Irish numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b], [c] ←  40	50	60  → [a], [b], [c]
	5
Cardinal: caoga, leathchéad     Ordinal: caogadú     Attributive: caoga, leathchéad

Etymology

leath- +‎ céad

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲæˌçeːd̪ˠ/

Noun

leathchéad m (genitive singular leathchéid, nominative plural leathchéadta)

1. half-hundred, fifty
2. half a long hundred, sixty
3. half-century
4. half-hundredweight, firkin (of butter)
5. one sixteenth of an Irish acre (490 square yards or 409.7 m²)

Declension

Declension of leathchéad (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative leathchéad leathchéadta vocative a leathchéid a leathchéadta genitive leathchéid leathchéadta dative leathchéad leathchéadta forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an leathchéad na leathchéadta genitive an leathchéid na leathchéadta dative leis an leathchéad don leathchéad leis na leathchéadta

Further reading

• “fifty”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025, retrieved 21 May 2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “fifty”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “leiṫ-ċéad”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 434
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leathchéad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN, retrieved 21 May 2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall; Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991), “leathchéad”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024