ceithir
Scottish Gaelic
| < 3 | 4 | 5 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ceithir Ordinal : ceathramh | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish cethair, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwares, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kʲehɪrʲ/
Numeral
ceithir
- four
Derived terms
- às na ceithir ranna ruadha
- ceathramh
- ceathrad
- ceathrar
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| ceithir | cheithir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “ceithir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cethair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language