cé mhéad

Irish

Alternative forms

cá mhéad, cá mhéid, cé mhéid

Etymology

Contracted from cad é a mhéad (“what is its amount”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ceːˈvʲeːd̪ˠ/

Pronoun

cé mhéad (+ genitive, followed by direct relative)

how much, how many
Cé mhéad atá air sin?
How much is that?

cé mhéad aráin ― how much bread

Cé mhéad capall agat?
How many horses have you got?

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “méid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 477
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.