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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish secht, from Proto-Celtic *sextam, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.
Pronunciation
Numeral
seacht (triggers eclipsis)
- seven
Usage notes
- May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis:
- seacht gcat ― seven cats
- seacht dtroithe ― seven feet
- seacht n-éin ― seven birds
- When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular; after nouns in the plural, the adjective only lenites after slender consonants:
- seacht gcapall bhána ― seven white horses
- na seacht n-eaglais mhóra ― the seven big churches
- But:
- seacht gcapaill bhána ― seven white horses
- na seacht n-eaglaisí móra ― the seven big churches
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| seacht
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sheacht
after an, tseacht
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not applicable
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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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