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
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    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

Further reading
  • “cethramad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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