cethramad

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷetwariyos, with -mad added by analogy with the higher ordinals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲeθraṽað/

Adjective

Old Irish ordinal numbers

<  3rd	4th	5th  >
Cardinal : cethair     Ordinal : cethramad

cethramad

1. fourth

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cethramad	cethramad	cethramad
Vocative	cethramaid* cethramad**
Accusative	cethramad	cethramaid
Genitive	cethramaid	cethramthae	cethramaid
Dative	cethramud	cethramaid	cethramud
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	cethramaid	cethramtha
Vocative	cethramthu cethramtha†
Accusative	cethramthu cethramtha†
Genitive	cethramad
Dative	cethramadaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Descendants

• Irish: ceathrú
• Manx: kerroo, kiarroo
• Scottish Gaelic: ceathramh

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cethramad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language