cúigear

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish cóicer, a compound of cóic (“five”) + fer (“man”) from Proto-Celtic *kʷenkʷe-wirom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuːɟəɾˠ/ === Noun === cúigear m (genitive singular cúigir, nominative plural cúigir) (triggers no mutation) a group of five people Tá cúigear mac agam. ― I have five sons. ==== Usage notes ==== Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings and the preposition de when referring to other things. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== cúig (“five”) (non-personal) cúigréad (“quintet”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cúigear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cóicer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language === References ===