seachtar
Irish
Etymology 1
From seacht (“seven”) by analogy with other personal numbers like cúigear, ochtar, etc. Not attested until Modern Irish, when it replaced mórsheisear in some dialects.
seachtar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃaxt̪ˠəɾˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈʃæːxt̪ˠəɾˠ/
Noun
seachtar m (genitive singular seachtair, nominative plural seachtair) (triggers no mutation)
- seven people
- Synonym: mórsheisear
Usage notes
- 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.
Declension
Declension of seachtar
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Related terms
- seacht (“seven”) (non-personal)
Adverb
seachtar
- Alternative form of seachtair
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| seachtar | sheachtar after an, tseachtar |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seachtar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “seachtar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seachtar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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