seachdnar
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛxkəɾ/
Noun
seachdnar m (genitive singular seachdnair, plural seachdnaran)
- seven
Usage notes
- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- seachdnar bhalach ― seven boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- seachdnar de bhalaich ― seven boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an seachdnar dhiubh / aca ― the seven of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha seachdnar ann. ― There were seven.
Related terms
- seachd
- seachdad
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| seachdnar | sheachdnar after "an", t-seachdnar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “seachdnar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN