cethramad

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʲeθraβ̃að]

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

*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

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