cethair

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷetwares, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲeθirʲ/

Numeral
Old Irish cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : cethair
    Ordinal : cethramad

cethair (feminine cetheoir)

  1. four

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cethair chethair cethair
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “cethair” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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