cé mhéad

Irish

Alternative forms

• cá mhéad, cá mhéid, cé mhéid

Etymology

Contracted from cad é a mhéad (“what is its amount”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ceːˈvʲeːd̪ˠ/

Pronoun

cé mhéad (+ genitive, followed by direct relative)

1. how much, how many

   Cé mhéad atá air sin?

   How much is that?

   cé mhéad aráin ― how much bread

   Cé mhéad capall agat?

   How many horses have you got?

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “méid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 477
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN