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ceithre

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Irish

Irish numbers (edit)
4
    Cardinal: ceathair
    Ordinal: ceathrú
    Personal: ceathrar
    Attributive: ceithre

Pronunciation

Numeral

ceithre

  1. four

Usage notes

  • May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers lenition of nouns in the singular and h-prothesis of nouns in the plural.
  • ceithre chat ― four cats
  • ceithre troithe ― four feet
  • ceithre héin ― four birds
  • When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular; after nouns in the plural, the adjective only lenites after slender consonants:
  • ceithre chapall bhána ― four white horses
  • na ceithre eaglais mhóra ― the four big churches
But:
  • ceithre capaill bhána ― four white horses
  • na ceithre heaglaisí móra ― the four big churches
  • When referring to human beings, the personal form ceathrar is used.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceithre
radical lenition eclipsis
ceithre cheithre gceithre

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

References

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