seachtar

Irish

Etymology 1

From seacht (“seven”) by analogy with other personal numbers like cúigear, ochtar, etc. Not attested until Modern Irish, when it replaced mórsheisear in some dialects.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃaxt̪ˠəɾˠ/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈʃæːxt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

seachtar m (genitive singular seachtair, nominative plural seachtair) (triggers no mutation)

seven people
Synonym: mórsheisear

Usage notes

Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.

Declension

Declension of seachtar (first declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	seachtar	seachtair
vocative	a sheachtair	a sheachtara
genitive	seachtair	seachtar
dative	seachtar	seachtair

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an seachtar	na seachtair
genitive	an tseachtair	na seachtar
dative	leis an seachtar don seachtar	leis na seachtair

Derived terms

seachtrín

Related terms

seacht (“seven”) (non-personal)

Etymology 2

Adverb

seachtar

Alternative form of seachtair

Mutation

Mutated forms of *seachtar*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
seachtar	sheachtar after an, tseachtar	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.