aon déag

Irish

Irish cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : aon déag     Ordinal : aonú déag     Personal : aon duine dhéag

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːn̠ʲ dʲeːɡ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈiːn̠ʲeːɡ/

Numeral

aon déag

1. eleven

   aon mhéadar déag ― eleven meters

Usage notes

When used to modify a noun, aon precedes the noun (and triggers lenition, except with d, s, and t), while déag follows the noun.

The form aon deich a haon was prescribed by Peadar Ua Laoghaire in the 1920s, but it is unclear whether it has ever been used by native speakers.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aon déag	n-aon déag	haon déag	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.