Irish word

ciliméadar

kilometre

nounmasculine/cɪlʲəˈmʲeːd̪ˠəɾˠ/

ciliméadar means “kilometre” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /cɪlʲəˈmʲeːd̪ˠəɾˠ/.

Mutation forms

Tá sé cúpla ciliméadar ón tsráidbhaile.

It is a few kilometers from the village.

Tá sé cúpla ciliméadar ón mBóthar Buí.

It is a few kilometers from An Bóthar Buí.

Cónaím cúpla ciliméadar soir an bóthar.

I live a couple kilometers up (eastwards) the road.

Numbers

ceann

head

duine

one

méid

amount

aon

one

céad

hundred

roinn

some

ábhar

some

beirt

two (people)

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