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cúigear
cúigear
Irish
cúigear
Noun
cúigear m (genitive singular cúigir, nominative plural cúigir)
- a group of five people
- Tá cúigear mac agam.
- I have five sons.
- Tá cúigear mac agam.
Declension
Declension of cúigear
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 ‘five’ when it refers to human beings; it is also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.
Related terms
- cúig (“five”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cúigear | chúigear | gcúigear |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "cúigear" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “cóicer” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.