caoga

caoga

Irish

Irish cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : caoga     Ordinal : caogadú

Etymology

From Old Irish coíca.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkeːɡə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɡə/

Numeral

caoga

1. fifty

Usage notes

• Always used with nouns in the singular; triggers no mutation:

• caoga carr ― fifty cars
• caoga bean ― fifty women
• caoga bliain ― fifty years

Derived terms

• caogadú (“fiftieth”, adjective)
• caogadú m (“fiftieth part”)

Noun

caoga m (genitive singular caogad, nominative plural caogaidí)

1. fifty, a group of fifty

Declension

Declension of caoga

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative caoga caogaidí Vocative a chaoga a chaogaidí Genitive caogad caogaidí Dative caoga caogaid (in certain phrases) caogaidí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an caoga na caogaidí Genitive an chaogad na gcaogaidí Dative leis an gcaoga don chaoga leis na caogaidí

• Plural used after numerals: caogaid

Synonyms

• leathchéad

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caoga	chaoga	gcaoga
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “coíca” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “caogad” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "caoga" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.