deuddeg

Welsh

Welsh numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal (masculine / decimal): un deg dau     Cardinal (feminine / decimal): un deg dwy     Cardinal (vigesimal): deuddeg     Ordinal: deuddegfed     Ordinal abbreviation: 12fed
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Etymology

From dau (“two”) +‎ deg (“ten”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdeɨ̯ðɛɡ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdeɨ̯ðaɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdei̯ðɛɡ/
• Rhymes: -eɨ̯ðɛɡ

Numeral

deuddeg

1. (cardinal number) twelve

   Synonyms: un deg dau, un deg dwy

Usage notes

• The vigesimal deuddeg can be used with nouns of any gender whereas the decimal un deg dau and un deg dwy are used solely with masculine and feminine nouns respectively.
• Vigesimal deuddeg (“twelve”) is not to be confused with decimal dau ddeg (“twenty”).

Derived terms

• (chiefly in the negative) taro deuddeg (“to strike the right note”, literally “to strike twelve”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
deuddeg	ddeuddeg	neuddeg	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.