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caoga

fifty

NounMasculineB2/ˈkeːɡə/

"caoga" means "fifty" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈkeːɡə/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chaoga, Urú → gcaoga.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "caoga" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcaoga
Séimhiúchaoga
Urúgcaoga

"caoga" in context

Tá an ráta áitíochta in óstáin beagnach caoga faoin gcéad.

The occupancy rate in hotels is almost fifty percent.

B2

Cúig bliana agus caoga.

Fifty-five years.

B1

Ceithre chéad caoga euro sa mhí.

Four hundred and fifty euro per month.

B2

(a) suim chúig mhíle punt in ionad na suime sin céad is caoga de mhílte púnt a luaidhtear i bhfo—alt (1) d'Alt 4 d'Acht 1918;

( a ) for the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds mentioned in sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Act of 1918 there were substituted the sum of five thousand pounds;

C1

má thugann éinne faillí i gcó-líona éinní dá n-orduítear sa mhír seo, féadfar, ar a fháil ciontach ar an slí achmair, fíneáil ná raghaidh thar caoga púnt do chur air i ngach cionta.

if any person fails to comply with any of the requirements of this paragraph, he shall be liable on summary conviction for each offence to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.

C1

Further reading

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