Irish word

ceathrar

four people

nounmasculine/ˈcahəɾˠəɾˠ/

ceathrar means “four people” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈcahəɾˠəɾˠ/.

Mutation forms

Ar chas tú le mo chol ceathrar Neilí Nic Dhonncha?

Did you meet my cousin Neilí Nic Dhonncha?

Fan go bhfeice mé - seisear buachaillí agus ceathrar cailíní. An bhfuil an ceart agam?

[Looking at a family photo:] Let me see - six boys and four girls. Am I right?

Tá mé pósta le Cristín agus tá ceathrar páistí againn.

I'm married to Cristín and we have four children.

Tá ceathrar deartháir agus beirt deirfiúr agam féin agus is mise an tríú duine is sine.

I have four brothers and two sisters myself and I'm the third eldest.

Col ceathrar liom í.

She is my (first) cousin.

FamilyNumbers

aintín

aunt

neacht

niece

seanathair

grandfather

seanmháthair

grandmother

nia

nephew

cuid

part

ceann

head

duine

one

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