dau ar bymtheg
Welsh edit
[a], [b] ← 16 | 17 | 18 → [a], [b], [c], [d] |
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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 | ||
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From dau (“two”) + ar (“on”) + pymtheg (“fifteen”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdaɨ̯ ar ˈbəmθɛɡ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdaɨ̯ ar ˈbəmθaɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌdai̯ ar ˈbəmθɛɡ/
Numeral edit
dau ar bymtheg m (feminine dwy ar bymtheg)
- (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 | |||
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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. |