deichnear
Scottish Gaelic edit
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Cardinal: deich Standalone: a deich Ordinal: deicheamh Ordinal abbreviation: 10mh Personal: deichnear Multiplier: deich-fillte |
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish dechnebor, dechneabur, from Old Irish dechenbor.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
deichnear m (genitive singular deichneir, plural deichnearan)
Usage notes edit
- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- deichnear bhalach ― ten boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- deichnear de bhalaich ― ten boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- deichnear dhiubh / aca ― the ten of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha deichnear ann. ― There were ten.
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
deichnear | dheichnear |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |