Numerals - Revision history

AndrewCarnie: /* 1 to 10 */

2012-07-29T14:29:31Z

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AndrewCarnie: /* 1 to 10 */

2012-07-29T14:28:57Z

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AndrewCarnie: /* 1 to 10 */

2012-07-29T14:28:10Z

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AndrewCarnie: /* Ordinal Numbers */

2009-11-14T00:52:42Z

‎Ordinal Numbers

AndrewCarnie: /* Ordinal Numbers */

2009-11-14T00:52:24Z

‎Ordinal Numbers

AndrewCarnie at 16:08, 19 September 2009

2009-09-19T16:08:40Z

AndrewCarnie: /* Ordinal Numbers */

2009-09-17T04:31:25Z

‎Ordinal Numbers

AndrewCarnie at 16:58, 13 July 2009

2009-07-13T16:58:33Z

AndrewCarnie at 03:36, 8 July 2009

2009-07-08T03:36:34Z

AndrewCarnie at 22:19, 4 July 2009

2009-07-04T22:19:57Z

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 *The numbers 1-10 precede any noun they count
 *1 takes the singular form of the noun,  (aon bhalach, aon chraobh)
-*2 takes a special dual form.
+*2 takes a special [[Dual (definition)|dual]] form.
 **For masculine nouns the dual is identical to the common case form singular.  eg. dà bhalach.
 **For feminine nouns, the dual is identical to the prepositional form of the singular (typically takes a [[slender]] final consonant.))  e.g. dà chraoibh

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 *1 takes the singular form of the noun,  (aon bhalach, aon chraobh)
 *2 takes a special dual form.
-**For masculine nouns the dual is identical to the common case form singular.  eg. dà bhlalach.
+**For masculine nouns the dual is identical to the common case form singular.  eg. dà bhalach.
 **For feminine nouns, the dual is identical to the prepositional form of the singular (typically takes a [[slender]] final consonant.))  e.g. dà chraoibh
 *3-10 take the plural (trì balaich, trì craobhan)

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 ===1 to 10===
 *The numbers 1-10 precede any noun they count
-*1 and 2 take the singular form of the noun, 3-10 take the plural
+*1 takes the singular form of the noun,  (aon bhalach, aon chraobh)
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 ==Ordinal Numbers==
-[[Ordinal Numbers (definition)|Ordinal numbers]] describe a position in a series of objects. In English these are numbers like first second, third.
+[[Ordinal Number (definition)|Ordinal numbers]] describe a position in a series of objects. In English these are numbers like first second, third.
 The abbreviation for ordinals is <sup>mh</sup>, so  An darna is 2<sup>mh</sup>

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 ==Ordinal Numbers==
-[[Ordinal numbers (definition)|Ordinal numbers]] describe a position in a series of objects. In English these are numbers like first second, third.
+[[Ordinal Numbers (definition)|Ordinal numbers]] describe a position in a series of objects. In English these are numbers like first second, third.
 The abbreviation for ordinals is <sup>mh</sup>, so  An darna is 2<sup>mh</sup>

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 *To see a definition of cardinal numbers see [[Cardinal Number (definition)]]
-Traditionally Gaelic used a vigesimal counting system. This means that it is based in 20s (equivalent to the old numbers in English based on "Score"). Within this system there are several different variants for counting larger complex numbers. A more modern decimal (10 based system) has been introduced and is taught in schools, but isn't favored by many native speakers. These are the forms that end in ''-ead'' or ''-ad''.
+Traditionally Gaelic used a [[Vigesimal (definition)|vigesimal]] counting system. This means that it is based in 20s (equivalent to the old numbers in English based on "Score"). Within this system there are several different variants for counting larger complex numbers. A more modern [[Decimal (definition)|decimal]] (10 based system) has been introduced and is taught in schools, but isn't favored by many native speakers. These are the forms that end in ''-ead'' or ''-ad''.
-The numbers below are used to count, list years, or phone numbers. See section 2 below for directions for use when counting nouns.
+The numbers below are used to count without saying a noun, list years, or phone numbers. See section 2 below for directions for use when counting nouns.
 ===0 to 19===
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 *Numbers 0-10 are formed using simple numbers
 *Numbers 11-19 are formed by taking the basic numbers 1-9 and attaching ''deug'' to the end of it.
-*Formally, when counting or listing phone numbers, each number is prefixed with the particle a<sup>H</sup> (a h-aonan, a dha, a tri, a ceithir, a còig, a sia, a seachd, a h-ochd, a naoi, a deich, etc.) But this particle is rarely used anymore by speakers. Lamb (2003) reports that the particle is only really used on the Radio. The particle does, however appear as the last part of complex numbers such as ''ceithir fichead 's '''a tri''''' (83)
+*Formally, when counting or listing phone numbers from 1 -40  each number is prefixed with the particle a<sup>H</sup> (a h-aonan, a dha, a tri, a ceithir, a còig, a sia, a seachd, a h-ochd, a naoi, a deich, etc.). But this particle is rarely used anymore by speakers. Lamb (2003) reports that the particle is only really used on the Radio. The particle does, however appear as the last part of complex numbers such as ''ceithir fichead 's '''a tri''''' (83)
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 !nineteenth
+|
 |}
 <sup>1</sup>. For some speakers these nouns are feminine and show up as ''an t-seachdamh'' and ''an t-siathamh'', especially before other nouns
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 *an deicheamh 'tenth'
 *am ficheadamh 'twentieth'
 ==Other Numbers==

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 |-
 |1
-|aonan/aonar/aon fear (m)
+|aonan/aonar/aon fhear/aon tè (m)
 |-
 |2

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 |-
 !0
-|neodi
+|neoni
 !10
 |deich
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 !18
 |ochd X deug
-|ocht cait deug
+|ochd cait deug
 |-
 !19

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 Lamb: numbers over 1 take genitive case. dithis fhear
 ==Ordinal Numbers==
-[[Ordinal numbers (definition)|Ordinal numbers]] describe a position in a series of objects. In English these are numbers like first second, third
+[[Ordinal numbers (definition)|Ordinal numbers]] describe a position in a series of objects. In English these are numbers like first second, third.
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 *a dara
 !twelfth
+|an dara deug
 |-
 !third
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 *an treasamh
 !thirteenth
+|an treas deug
 |-
 !fourth
 |an ceathramh
 !fourteenth
+|an ceathramh deug
 |-
 !fifth