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===When used with a noun===
 
===When used with a noun===

Revision as of 15:36, 23 June 2009

Cardinal Numbers

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

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English Gaelic English Gaelic
1 aonan 10 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 naoi deug
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