cethrar

Old Irish

Etymology

From cethair +‎ -ar.

Noun

cethrar n

  1. four people

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cethrarN — —
Vocative cethrarN — —
Accusative cethrarN — —
Genitive cethrairL — —
Dative cethrurL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: ceathrar
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceathrar

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cethrar chethrar cethrar
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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