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ceathrar
ceathrar
Irish
Noun
ceathrar m (genitive singular ceathrair, nominative plural ceathrair)
Declension
Declension of ceathrar
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Usage notes
This noun followed by the genitive plural is the usual way of saying ‘four’ when it refers to human beings; it is also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.
Derived terms
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceathrar | cheathrar | gceathrar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cethrar (“four people”).
Noun
ceathrar m
Usage notes
- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- ceathrar bhalach - four boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- ceathrar de bhalaich - four boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an ceathrar dhiubh / aca - the four of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha ceathrar ann. - There were four.