Irish edit

Irish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : dó dhéag
    Ordinal : dara déag, dóú déag
    Personal : dháréag
    Attributive : dhá/dá...déag

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

dhéag

  1. twelve
    a haon déag, a dó dhéag, a trí déag...eleven, twelve, thirteen...
    bus a dó dhéagbus number 12
    a dó dhéag a chlogtwelve o’clock

Usage notes edit

  • This form is used independently, not directly modifying a noun. It is always preceded by the particle a. "Twelve" directly modifying a noun is indicated by dhá/dá before the noun (and triggering lenition of it) and déag after it.
  • dhá bhus déagtwelve buses

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

Related terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dó dhéag dhó dhéag ndó dhéag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.