ceathrar

From Old Irish cethrar (“four people”).

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /cæːɾˠ/

ceathrar m (genitive singular ceathrair, nominative plural ceathrair) (triggers no mutation)

1. four people

   Tá ceathrar páistí sa pháirc. ― There are four children in the park.

• Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.

• col ceathrair

• ceathair
• ceithre (non-personal)

• "ceathrar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cethrar”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
• Entries containing “ceathrar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ceathrar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

From Old Irish cethrar (“four people”).

• IPA^(key): /kʲɛɾəɾ/

ceathrar m

1. four

• Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
• Following noun is in the genitive:

  ceathrar bhalach ― four boys

• Alternatively, de and the dative are used:

  ceathrar de bhalaich ― four boys

• Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig

  an ceathrar dhiubh / aca ― the four of them

• Also used on its own:

  Bha ceathrar ann. ― There were four.

• ceithir

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cethrar”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299