ceachtar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cechtar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈcaxt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Pronoun

ceachtar

either (+ ag or de (“of”)), (with negative verb) neither
Is féidir le ceachtar againn dul.
Either of us can go.

Ní raibh a fhios ag ceachtar den dá bhuachaill.
Neither of the two boys knew.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceachtar	cheachtar	gceachtar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“cechtar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
"ceachtar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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