ceathramh
التعريفات والمعاني
== Scottish Gaelic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Irish cethramad (“fourth”). By surface analysis, ceithir + -amh.
=== Pronunciation ===
Numeral:
(Lewis) IPA(key): /ə ˈŋʲkʲʰɛɾ(h)u/, [ə ˈŋ̊ʲʰæɾ̥hʉ]
(Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ə ˈŋɡ̊ʲʰɛɾu/ [ə ˈŋɡ̊ʲʰæɾu], /ə ˈçæɾu/
(Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ə ˈŋɡ̊ʲʰɛɾhu/ [ə ˈŋɡ̊ʲʰɛɾ̥hu]
(South Argyll) IPA(key): /ə ˈŋɡ̊ɛ.ɾɑ/ [ə ˈŋɡ̊ʲɛˀɾɑ]
Noun:
(Lewis, Uist, Barra, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰɛɾ(h)u/, (South Uist, Gairloch) [ˈkʲʰɛɾ̥hu]
(Harris, much of Skye) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰɛɾəv/
(South Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰɛ.ɾɑ/ [ˈkʲʰɛˀɾɑ]
=== Numeral ===
an ceathramh or a' cheathramh
fourth
=== Noun ===
ceathramh m (genitive singular ceathraimh, plural ceathramhan)
fourth
(uncommon outside Islay) quarter
Synonym: cairteal
quatrain
(by extension) stanza, verse, lyric
=== References ===