ceathair déag

Irish

Irish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ceathair déag
    Ordinal : ceathrú déag
    Personal : ceathrar déag
    Attributive : ceithre...déag

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcahəɾʲ jeːɡ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈcæɾʲ jeːɡ/

Numeral

ceathair déag

  1. fourteen
    a trí déag, a ceathair déag, a cúig déagthirteen, fourteen, fifteen
    bus a ceathair dhéagbus number 14

Usage notes

This term is used independently, not directly modifying a noun. It is always preceded by the particle a.

"Fourteen" directly modifying a noun is indicated by cheithre before the noun (and triggering lenition on it) and déag after it.

  • dhá bhus déagtwelve buses

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceathair déag cheathair déag gceathair déag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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