caoga
Irish edit
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Cardinal : caoga Ordinal : caogadú | ||
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
caoga
Usage notes edit
- Always used with nouns in the singular; triggers no mutation:
- caoga carr ― fifty cars
- caoga bean ― fifty women
- caoga bliain ― fifty years
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
caoga m (genitive singular caogad, nominative plural caogaidí)
- fifty, a group of fifty
Declension edit
Declension of caoga
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Plural used after numerals: caogaid
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “coíca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caogad”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 114
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN