leathchéad

Irish

Etymology

leath- +‎ céad

Pronunciation

Noun

leathchéad m (genitive singular leathchéid, nominative plural leathchéadta)

  1. half-hundred, fifty
  2. half a long hundred, sixty
  3. half-century
  4. half-hundredweight, firkin (of butter)
  5. one sixteenth of an Irish acre (490 square yards or 409.7 m²)

Declension
Declension of leathchéad

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leathchéad leathchéadta
Vocative a leathchéid a leathchéadta
Genitive leathchéid leathchéadta
Dative leathchéad leathchéadta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leathchéad na leathchéadta
Genitive an leathchéid na leathchéadta
Dative leis an leathchéad

don leathchéad

 leis na leathchéadta

References
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