caoga

Irish

Irish numbers (edit)
[a], [b], [c] ←  40 50 60  → [a], [b], [c]
5
    Cardinal: caoga, leathchéad
    Ordinal: caogadú
    Attributive: caoga, leathchéad

Etymology

From Old Irish coíca.[1]

Pronunciation

Numeral

caoga

  1. fifty

Usage notes

  • Always used with nouns in the singular; triggers no mutation:
  • caoga carr ― fifty cars
  • caoga bean ― fifty women
  • caoga bliain ― fifty years

Derived terms

Noun

caoga m (genitive singular caogad, nominative plural caogaidí)

  1. fifty, a group of fifty

Declension

Declension of caoga (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative caoga caogaidí
vocative a chaoga a chaogaidí
genitive caogad caogaidí
dative caoga
caogaid (in certain phrases) 		caogaidí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an caoga na caogaidí
genitive an chaogad na gcaogaidí
dative leis an gcaoga
don chaoga 		leis na caogaidí
  • Plural used after numerals: caogaid

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of caoga
radical lenition eclipsis
caoga chaoga gcaoga

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “coíca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, retrieved 21 May 2024

Further reading

  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caoga”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • “caoga”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caogad”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 114
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “caoga”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024
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