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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰoːkʲɲəɾ/, /ˈkʰoːkʲəɾ/
Noun
còignear m (genitive singular cóigneir, plural cóignearan)
- five
Usage notes
- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- còignear bhalach ― five boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- còignear de bhalaich ― five boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an còignear dhiubh / aca ― the five of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha còignear ann. ― There were five.
Related terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| còignear |
chòignear
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “còignear”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN