Welsh edit

Welsh numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  16 17 18  → [a], [b], [c], [d]
    Cardinal (masculine / vigesimal): dau ar bymtheg
    Cardinal (feminine / vigesimal): dwy ar bymtheg
    Cardinal (decimal): un deg saith
    Ordinal (masculine / vigesimal): ddeufed ar bymtheg, deufed ar bymtheg
    Ordinal (feminine / vigesimal): ddwyfed ar bymtheg, dwyfed ar bymtheg
    Ordinal: ail ar bymtheg, eilfed ar bymtheg
    Ordinal abbreviation: 17eg

Alternative forms edit

(nonstandard) dauarbymtheg

Etymology edit

From dau (two) +‎ ar (on) +‎ pymtheg (fifteen).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

dau ar bymtheg m (feminine dwy ar bymtheg)

  1. (cardinal number, vigesimal) seventeen
    Synonym: un deg saith
    • 1853, Y dysgedydd, page 384:
      Y mae yn dda genym weled cynnifer a dauarbymtheg o feirdd wedi cymeryd y maes yn erbyn yr arferiad gwrthun o gysgu mewn addoliad.
      We are glad to see as many as seventeen poets have taken the field against the monstrous practice of sleeping in worship.

Usage notes edit

  • The vigesimal dau ar bymtheg can only be used with masculine nouns whereas the synonymous decimal un deg saith can be used with nouns of any gender.

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dau ar bymtheg ddau ar bymtheg nau ar bymtheg unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.