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Revision as of 16:01, 23 June 2009
Cardinal Numbers
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").
When used to list phone numbers or count objects without naming them
0 to 19
Number Gaelic Number Gaelic 0 neodi 10 deich 1 aonan 11 aon deug 2 dha 12 da dheug 3 tri 13 tri deug 4 ceithir 14 ceithir deug 5 còig 15 còig deug 6 sia 16 sia deug 7 seachd 17 seachd deug 8 ochd 18 ochd deug 9 naoi 19 naoi deug
20-29, 40-49, 60-69, 80-89
Number Gaelic Number Gaelic Number Gaelic Number Gaelic 20 Fichead 40 dà fhichead 60 tri fichead 80 ceithir fichead 21 fichead 's a aonan 41 da fhichead 's a aonan 61 tri fichead 's a aonan 81 ceithir fichead 's a aonan 22 fichead 's a dha 42 da fhichead 's a dha 62 tri fichead 's a dha 82 ceithir fichead 's a dha 23 fichead 's a tri 43 da fhichead 's a tri 63 tri fichead 's a tri 83 ceithir fichead 's a tri 24 fichead 's a ceithir 44 da fhichead 's a ceithir 64 tri fichead 's a ceithir 84 ceithir fichead 's a ceithir 25 fichead 's a còig 45 da fhichead 's a còig 65 tri fichead 's a còig 85 ceithir fichead 's a còig 26 fichead 's a sia 46 da fhichead 's a sia 66 tri fichead 's a sia 86 ceithir fichead 's a sia 27 fichead 's a seachd 47 da fhichead 's a seachd 67 tri fichead 's a seachd 87 ceithir fichead 's a seachd 28 fichead 's a h-ocht 48 da fhichead 's a h-ocht 68 tri fichead 's a h-ocht 88 ceithir fichead 's a h-ocht 29 fichead 's a naoi 49 da fhichead 's a naoi 69 tri fichead 's a naoi 89 ceithir fichead 's a naoi
30-39, 50-59, 70-79, 90-99
Number Gaelic Number Gaelic Number Gaelic Number Gaelic 30 deich air fhichead 50 dà fhichead 's a deich
(leuth-cheud)70 tri fichead 's a deich 90 ceithir fichead 's a deich 21 fichead 's a aonan 41 da fhichead 's a aonan 61 tri fichead 's a aonan 81 ceithir fichead 's a aonan 22 fichead 's a dha 42 da fhichead 's a dha 62 tri fichead 's a dha 82 ceithir fichead 's a dha 23 fichead 's a tri 43 da fhichead 's a tri 63 tri fichead 's a tri 83 ceithir fichead 's a tri 24 fichead 's a ceithir 44 da fhichead 's a ceithir 64 tri fichead 's a ceithir 84 ceithir fichead 's a ceithir 25 fichead 's a còig 45 da fhichead 's a còig 65 tri fichead 's a còig 85 ceithir fichead 's a còig 26 fichead 's a sia 46 da fhichead 's a sia 66 tri fichead 's a sia 86 ceithir fichead 's a sia 27 fichead 's a seachd 47 da fhichead 's a seachd 67 tri fichead 's a seachd 87 ceithir fichead 's a seachd 28 fichead 's a h-ocht 48 da fhichead 's a h-ocht 68 tri fichead 's a h-ocht 88 ceithir fichead 's a h-ocht 29 fichead 's a naoi 49 da fhichead 's a naoi 69 tri fichead 's a naoi 89 ceithir fichead 's a naoi
When used with a noun
1 to 10
English Gaelic Takes Example 1 aonL singular aon chat 2 dhaL/daL da chat 3 tri plural tri cait 4 ceithir ceithir cait 5 còig còig cait 6 sia sia cait 7 seachd seachd cait 8 ochd ocht cait 9 naoi naoi cait 10 deich deich cait
Distributive Numbers
e.g. pair, dozen
Distributive Numbers for non-humans
Distributive Numbers for humans
Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal numbers describe a position in a series of objects. In English these are number like first second, third
Other Numbers
Multiplicative Numbers
represents repetition (once, twice, thrice)
Partitive Numbers
expresses a fraction (half, quarter, third)
Integrative-Cumulative Numbers
refer to something made up for several parts single, double, triple
