seachtó

Irish

Irish numbers (edit)
[a], [b], [c] ←  60 70 80  → [a], [b], [c]
7
    Cardinal: seachtó
    Ordinal: seachtódú

Alternative forms

  • seachtmhogha (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish sechtmoga (“seventy”), from secht (“seven”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaxt̪ˠoː/

Numeral

seachtó

  1. seventy

Usage notes

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

Noun

seachtó m (genitive singular seachtód, nominative plural seachtóidí)

  1. seventy

Declension

Declension of seachtó (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seachtó seachtóidí
vocative a sheachtó a sheachtóidí
genitive seachtód seachtóidí
dative seachtó
seachtóid (in certain phrases) 		seachtóidí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an seachtó na seachtóidí
genitive an tseachtód na seachtóidí
dative leis an tseachtó
don tseachtó 		leis na seachtóidí

References

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

Further reading

  • “seachtó”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “seaċtṁoġa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 623
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seventy”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seachtó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN, retrieved 21 May 2024
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “seachtó”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm, retrieved 21 May 2024
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