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Revision as of 17:13, 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 dhà 12 dà 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 dà fhichead 's a aonan 61 tri fichead 's a aonan 81 ceithir fichead 's a aonan
22 fichead 's a dhà 42 dà fhichead 's a dhà 62 tri fichead 's a dhà 82 ceithir fichead 's a dhà
23 fichead 's a tri 43 dà fhichead 's a tri 63 tri fichead 's a tri 83 ceithir fichead 's a tri
24 fichead 's a ceithir 44 dà fhichead 's a ceithir 64 tri fichead 's a ceithir 84 ceithir fichead 's a ceithir
25 fichead 's a còig 45 dà fhichead 's a còig 65 tri fichead 's a còig 85 ceithir fichead 's a còig
26 fichead 's a sia 46 dà fhichead 's a sia 66 tri fichead 's a sia 86 ceithir fichead 's a sia
27 fichead 's a seachd 47 dà fhichead 's a seachd 67 tri fichead 's a seachd 87 ceithir fichead 's a seachd
28 fichead 's a h-ocht 48 dà 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 dà 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
31 aon deug air fhichead 51 dà fhichead 's a aon deug 71 tri fichead 's a aon deug 91 ceithir fichead 's a aon deug
32 dà dheug air fhichead 52 dà fhichead 's a dà dheug 72 tri fichead 's a dà dheug 92 ceithir fichead 's a dà dheug
33 fichead 's a tri 53 dà fhichead 's a tri deug 73 tri fichead 's a tri deug 93 ceithir fichead 's a tri deug
34 fichead 's a ceithir 54 dà fhichead 's a ceithir deug 74 tri fichead 's a ceithir deug 94 ceithir fichead 's a ceithir deug
35 fichead 's a còig 55 dà fhichead 's a còig deug 75 tri fichead 's a còig deug 95 ceithir fichead 's a còig deug
36 fichead 's a sia 56 da fhichead 's a sia deug 76 tri fichead 's a sia deug 96 ceithir fichead 's a sia deug
37 fichead 's a seachd 57 da fhichead 's a seachd deug 77 tri fichead 's a seachd deug 97 ceithir fichead 's a seachd deug
38 fichead 's a h-ocht 58 da fhichead 's a h-ocht deug 78 tri fichead 's a h-ocht deug 98 ceithir fichead 's a h-ocht deug
39 fichead 's a naoi 59 da fhichead 's a naoi deug 79 tri fichead 's a naoi deug 99 ceithir fichead 's a naoi deug

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

References

  • Fisher, Muriel (2004) Scottish Gaelic: Level 1. PCM solutions.
  • Robertson, Boyd and Ian MacDonald (2004) Gaelic Dictionary. Teach Yourself books.