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|aon<sup>L</sup> | |aon<sup>L</sup> | ||
|rowspan="2"|singular | |rowspan="2"|singular | ||
| + | |aon chat | ||
|- | |- | ||
!2 | !2 | ||
|dha<sup>L</sup>/da<sup>L</sup> | |dha<sup>L</sup>/da<sup>L</sup> | ||
| − | | | + | |da chat |
|- | |- | ||
!3 | !3 | ||
|tri | |tri | ||
| − | |plural | + | |rowspan="8"|plural |
| + | |tri cait | ||
|- | |- | ||
!4 | !4 | ||
|ceithir | |ceithir | ||
| + | |ceithir cait | ||
|- | |- | ||
!5 | !5 | ||
|còig | |còig | ||
| + | |còig cait | ||
|- | |- | ||
!6 | !6 | ||
|sia | |sia | ||
| + | |sia cait | ||
|- | |- | ||
!7 | !7 | ||
|seachd | |seachd | ||
| + | |seachd cait | ||
|- | |- | ||
!8 | !8 | ||
|ochd | |ochd | ||
| + | |ocht cait | ||
|- | |- | ||
!9 | !9 | ||
|naoi | |naoi | ||
| + | |naoi cait | ||
|- | |- | ||
!10 | !10 | ||
|deich | |deich | ||
| + | |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
