caoga

Irish
Irish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : caoga
    Ordinal : caogadú

Etymology

From Old Irish coíca.

Pronunciation

Numeral

caoga

  1. fifty

Usage notes
  • Always used with nouns in the singular; triggers no mutation:
  • caoga carr ― fifty cars
  • caoga bean ― fifty women
  • caoga bliain ― fifty years

Derived terms
  • caogadú (“fiftieth”, adjective)
  • caogadú m (“fiftieth part”)

Noun

caoga m (genitive singular caogad, nominative plural caogaidí)

  1. fifty, a group of fifty

Declension
Declension of caoga

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caoga caogaidí
Vocative a chaoga a chaogaidí
Genitive caogad caogaidí
Dative caoga
caogaid (in certain phrases)		 caogaidí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an caoga na caogaidí
Genitive an chaogad na gcaogaidí
Dative leis an gcaoga

don chaoga

 leis na caogaidí
  • Plural used after numerals: caogaid

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caoga chaoga gcaoga
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “coíca” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “caogad” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "caoga" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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