cétnae

Old Irish

Adjective

Old Irish ordinal numbers
1st 2nd  > 
    Cardinal : óen
    Ordinal : cétnae

cétnae

  1. first
  2. same

Usage notes

Cétnae is used only as the ordinal of the number "one" itself. For ordinals of decades combined with "one", óenmad is used.

Inflection

io/iā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cétnae cétnae cétnae
Vocative cétnai
Accusative cétnae cétnai
Genitive cétnai cétnae cétnai
Dative cétnu cétnai cétnu
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative cétnai cétnai
Vocative cétnai
cétnu*
Accusative cétnai
cétnu*
Genitive cétnae
Dative cétnaib
Notes * when substantivized

Derived terms

References

  • “cétnae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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