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five (5) in Irish

a cúig

five (5)

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Tá sé a cúig a chlog.

It's five o'clock.A2

A haon, a dó, a trí, a ceathair, a cúig, a sé, a seacht, a hocht, a naoi, a deich.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.B2

Bím ag obair óna naoi a chlog go dtí a cúig.

I [usually] work from nine o'clock to five.B1

Fágaim an obair timpeall a cúig.

I leave work around five.A2

Idir a cúig agus leathuair tar éis a cúig.

Between five and half past five.A2

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You may also meet these forms of a cúig in a sentence.

Base form
a cúig
Urú
n-a cúig
Réamhlitir h
ha cúig
Réamhlitir t
t-a cúig
When to use séimhiú and urú →

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