ceathair

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cethair, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwares, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ˈcahəɾʲ]

Numeral

ceathair

1. four

Usage notes

This form is used independently, not with a noun that it modifies. It is always preceded by the particle a.

• a ceathair, a cúig, a sé – "four, five, six"
• bus a ceathair – "bus number four"
• a ceathair a chlog – "four o'clock"

Related terms

• ceathrar (used to modify a noun referring to human beings)
• ceithre (used to modify a noun not referring to human beings)

Derived terms

• ceathair déag
• ceathrú (ordinal)