daicheadú
Irish
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| Cardinal: daichead, dhá fhichead, ceathracha Ordinal: daicheadú, ceathrachadú | ||
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]daicheadú
- fortieth
- Synonym: ceathrachadú
Declension
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| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | daicheadú | dhaicheadú | daicheadú; dhaicheadú2 | |
| vocative | dhaicheadú | daicheadú | ||
| genitive | daicheadú | daicheadú | daicheadú | |
| dative | daicheadú; dhaicheadú1 |
dhaicheadú | daicheadú; dhaicheadú2 | |
| Comparative | níos daicheadú | |||
| Superlative | is daicheadú | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| daicheadú | dhaicheadú | ndaicheadú |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “fiċeadaṁaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daicheadú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN