daichead

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Irish

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Irish numbers (edit)
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4
    Cardinal: daichead, dhá fhichead, ceathracha
    Ordinal: daicheadú, ceathrachadú

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From +‎ fhichead.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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daichead

  1. forty, twoscore
    Synonym: ceathracha

Usage notes

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  • Always used with nouns in the singular; triggers no mutation:
  • daichead carrforty cars
  • daichead beanforty women
  • daichead bliainforty years

Noun

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daichead m (genitive singular daichid, nominative plural daichidí)

  1. forty, a group of forty, two score
    Synonym: ceathracha

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
daichead dhaichead ndaichead
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • daichead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • forty”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “forty”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daichead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “daichead”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024