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Revision as of 15:37, 23 June 2009
Cardinal Numbers
When used to list phone numbers or count objects without naming them
1 to 19
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 19 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
