leathchéad

Irish

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

Etymology

leath- +‎ céad

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲæˌçeːd̪ˠ/

Noun

leathchéad m (genitive singular leathchéid, nominative plural leathchéadta)

  1. half-hundred, fifty
  2. half a long hundred, sixty
  3. half-century
  4. half-hundredweight, firkin (of butter)
  5. one sixteenth of an Irish acre (490 square yards or 409.7 m²)

Declension

Declension of leathchéad (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leathchéad leathchéadta
vocative a leathchéid a leathchéadta
genitive leathchéid leathchéadta
dative leathchéad leathchéadta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leathchéad na leathchéadta
genitive an leathchéid na leathchéadta
dative leis an leathchéad
don leathchéad 		leis na leathchéadta

Further reading

  • “fifty”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fifty”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leiṫ-ċéad”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 434
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leathchéad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “leathchéad”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024
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