seasca

Irish

Irish numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  50	60	70  →
	6
Cardinal: seasca, trí fichid, trí scór     Ordinal: seascadú

Alternative forms

• seasga (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃasˠkə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sesca.

Numeral

seasca

1. sixty

Usage notes

• Always used with nouns in the singular or with the count plural of time words; triggers h-prothesis:

• seasca carr ― sixty cars
• seasca bean ― sixty women
• seasca bliain/bliana ― sixty years
• seasca huaire ― sixty hours

Synonyms

• trí fichid

Noun

seasca m (genitive singular seascad, nominative plural seascaidí)

1. sixty

Declension

Declension of seasca (fifth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative seasca seasacaidí vocative a sheasca a sheasacaidí genitive seascad seasacaidí dative seasca seascaid (in certain phrases) seasacaidí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an seasca na seasacaidí genitive an tseascad na seasacaidí dative leis an tseasca don tseasca leis na seasacaidí

Further reading

• “sixty”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025, retrieved 21 May 2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sixty”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “seascad”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 632
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seasca”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN, retrieved 21 May 2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “seasca”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

seasca

1. nominative/vocative/strong genitive/dative plural of seasc

Mutation

Mutated forms of seasca

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seasca	sheasca after an, tseasca	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.