ceachtar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cechtar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcaxt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Pronoun

ceachtar

  1. either (+ ag or de (“of”)), (with negative verb) neither
    Is féidir le ceachtar againn dul.
    Either of us can go.
    Ní raibh a fhios ag ceachtar den dá bhuachaill.
    Neither of the two boys knew.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceachtar cheachtar gceachtar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “cechtar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "ceachtar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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