ceathramh
Scottish Gaelic
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| [a], [b], [c] ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
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| Cardinal: ceithir Standalone: a ceithir Ordinal: ceathramh Ordinal abbreviation: 4mh Personal: ceathrar Multiplier: ceithir-fillte Fractional: cairteal | ||
Etymology
From Old Irish cethramad (“fourth”). By surface analysis, ceithir + -amh.
Pronunciation
Numeral:
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ə ˈŋʲkʲʰɛɾu/[1], [ə ˈŋ̊ʲʰæɾ̥hʉ][2]
- (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ə ˈŋɡ̊ʲʰɛɾu/[3], [ə ˈŋɡ̊ʲʰæɾu], [ə ˈçæɾu][4]
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): [ə ˈŋɡ̊ʲʰɛɾ̥hu][5]
Noun:
- (Lewis, Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰɛɾu/[6], (South Uist) [ˈkʲʰɛɾ̥hu][7]
- (Harris, much of Skye) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰɛɾəv/
Numeral
an ceathramh
Noun
ceathramh m (genitive singular ceathraimh, plural ceathramhan)
Related terms
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 244
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 244
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 87
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath