ciliméadar

Irish

Etymology

From French kilomètre, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪlʲəˈmʲeːd̪ˠəɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪlʲəmʲeːd̪ˠəɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪlʲəmʲed̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

ciliméadar m (genitive singular ciliméadair, nominative plural ciliméadair)

1. kilometre

Declension

Declension of ciliméadar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ciliméadar ciliméadair Vocative a chiliméadair a chiliméadara Genitive ciliméadair ciliméadar Dative ciliméadar ciliméadair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ciliméadar na ciliméadair Genitive an chiliméadair na gciliméadar Dative leis an gciliméadar don chiliméadar leis na ciliméadair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciliméadar	chiliméadar	gciliméadar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciliméadar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN