seasca

Irish
Irish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : seasca
    Ordinal : seascadú

Etymology

From Old Irish sesca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃasˠkə/

Numeral

seasca

  1. sixty

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

Synonyms

Noun

seasca m (genitive singular seascad, nominative plural seascaidí)

  1. sixty

Declension
Declension of seasca

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative seasca seasacaidí
Vocative a sheasca a sheasacaidí
Genitive seascad seasacaidí
Dative seasca
seascaid (in certain phrases)		 seasacaidí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an seasca na seasacaidí
Genitive an tseascad na seasacaidí
Dative leis an tseasca

don tseasca

 leis na seasacaidí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
seasca sheasca
after an, tseasca		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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