daicheadú

Irish

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    Cardinal: daichead, dhá fhichead, ceathracha
    Ordinal: daicheadú, ceathrachadú

Alternative forms

Etymology

daichead +‎ -ú

Adjective

daicheadú

  1. fortieth
    Synonym: ceathrachadú

Declension

Declension of daicheadú
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative daicheadú dhaicheadú daicheadú;
dhaicheadú2
vocative dhaicheadú daicheadú
genitive daicheadú daicheadú daicheadú
dative daicheadú;
dhaicheadú1 		dhaicheadú daicheadú;
dhaicheadú2
Comparative níos daicheadú
Superlative is daicheadú

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of daicheadú
radical lenition eclipsis
daicheadú dhaicheadú ndaicheadú

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

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “fiċeadaṁaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 453; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daicheadú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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