dháréag

• dáréag (after an, aon, and céad)

Contraction of dhá fhear déag (“twelve men”).

• IPA^(key): /ɣɑːˈɾˠeːɡ/

dháréag

1. twelve (of people)

   Tá dháréag sa choiste.

   There are twelve people in the jury.

   Bhí dháréag aspal ag Íosa.

   Jesus had twelve apostles.

This noun followed by the genitive plural is the usual way of saying ‘twelve’ when it refers to human beings; it is also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.

• dó dhéag (“twelve”)

• “dáréag” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "dháréag" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.