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

• (Cois Fharraige) 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: Case Singular Plural Nominative leathchéad leathchéadta Vocative a leathchéid a leathchéadta Genitive leathchéid leathchéadta Dative leathchéad leathchéadta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an leathchéad na leathchéadta Genitive an leathchéid na leathchéadta Dative leis an leathchéad don leathchéad leis na leathchéadta

References

• “fifty”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024, retrieved 21 May 2024
• “leathchéad”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024, 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