ceathrú
Appearance
Irish
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Cardinal: ceathair Ordinal: ceathrú Personal: ceathrar Attributive: ceithre |
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Irish cethramad (“fourth”), from cethair (“four”). By surface analysis, ceathair + -ú.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /caɾˠˈhuː/, /cahəˈɾˠuː/[1]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈcæɾˠuː/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcahɾˠuː/[3]
Adjective
[edit]ceathrú (triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)
Noun
[edit]ceathrú f (genitive singular ceathrún, nominative plural ceathrúna or ceathrúnaí)
- a quarter
- ceathrú chun a trí ― a quarter to three
- ceathrú tar éis a trí ― a quarter past three
- thigh
- Synonym: leis
Declension
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- Alternative plural: ceathrúnaí (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
[edit]- ceathrú bhagúin (“ham”)
- deic cheathrún f (“quarterdeck”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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ceathrú | cheathrú | gceathrú |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 221, page 112
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 547, page 102
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 279, page 98
Further reading
[edit]- “ceathrú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024, retrieved 24 May 2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fourth”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, retrieved 24 May 2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “quarter”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, retrieved 24 May 2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceathrú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN, retrieved 24 May 2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “ceathrú”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm, retrieved 24 May 2024