fichiú

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fithcheadh, fithcheamhadh (obsolete)
  • ficheadh, ficheamhadh (superseded)

Etymology

From fiche +‎ . Replaces ficheadadh, fithcheadadh, from Middle Irish fichetmad (compare Manx feedoo and Scottish Gaelic ficheadamh).

Adjective

fichiú

  1. twentieth

Derived terms

  • an fichiú haois, an fichiú céad (the twentieth century)

Noun

fichiú m (genitive singular fichiú, nominative plural fichithe)

  1. twentieth part

Declension

Declension of fichiú (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fichiú fichithe
vocative a fhichiú a fhichithe
genitive fichiú fichithe
dative fichiú fichithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fichiú na fichithe
genitive an fhichiú na bhfichithe
dative leis an bhfichiú
don fhichiú
leis na fichithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of fichiú
radical lenition eclipsis
fichiú fhichiú bhfichiú

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

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