Numerals

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

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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

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