seachtar
Irish
editEtymology 1
editFrom seacht (“seven”) by analogy with other personal numbers like cúigear, ochtar, etc. Not attested until Modern Irish, when it replaced mórsheisear in some dialects.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʃaxt̪ˠəɾˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈʃæːxt̪ˠəɾˠ/
Noun
editseachtar m (genitive singular seachtair, nominative plural seachtair) (triggers no mutation)
- seven people
- Synonym: mórsheisear
Usage notes
edit- Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.
Declension
editDeclension of seachtar
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- seacht (“seven”) (non-personal)
Etymology 2
editAdverb
editseachtar
- Alternative form of seachtair
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seachtar | sheachtar after an, tseachtar |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seachtar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seachtar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “seachtar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024