Difference between revisions of "Numerals"

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|aon<sup>L</sup>
 
|aon<sup>L</sup>
 
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|rowspan="2"|singular
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|aon chat
 
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!2
 
!2
 
|dha<sup>L</sup>/da<sup>L</sup>
 
|dha<sup>L</sup>/da<sup>L</sup>
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|da chat
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3
 
!3
 
|tri
 
|tri
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|rowspan="8"|plural
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|tri cait
 
|-
 
|-
 
!4
 
!4
 
|ceithir
 
|ceithir
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|ceithir cait
 
|-
 
|-
 
!5
 
!5
 
|còig
 
|còig
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|còig cait
 
|-
 
|-
 
!6
 
!6
 
|sia
 
|sia
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|sia cait
 
|-
 
|-
 
!7
 
!7
 
|seachd
 
|seachd
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|seachd cait
 
|-
 
|-
 
!8
 
!8
 
|ochd
 
|ochd
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|ocht cait
 
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|-
 
!9
 
!9
 
|naoi
 
|naoi
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|naoi cait
 
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!10
 
!10
 
|deich
 
|deich
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|deich cait
 
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Revision as of 10:38, 13 June 2009

Cardinal Numbers

When used to list phone numbers or count objects without naming them

1 to 10

English Gaelic
1 aonan
2 dha
3 tri
4 ceithir
5 còig
6 sia
7 seachd
8 ochd
9 naoi
10 deich


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