Irish/Déise Irish/Déise Numerals

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Guide

  • The superscripts ⟨L⟩, ⟨N⟩ and ⟨H⟩ indicate that the word to which they are attached causes lenition, eclipsis and h-prothesis (a prothetic glottal), respectively, to the word that directly follows where applicable.
  • nom_sing_n, gen_sing_n, prep_sing_n and voc_sing_n are variables to indicate nouns in the nomino-accusative singular, genitive singular, prepositional-locative (dative) singular and vocative singular, respectively.
  • nom_dual_n, gen_dual_n, prep_dual_n and voc_dual_n are variables to indicate nouns in the nomino-accusative dual, genitive dual, prepositional-locative (dative) dual and vocative dual, respectively.[note 1]
  • nom_plur_n, gen_plur_n, prep_plur_n and voc_plur_n are variables to indicate nouns in the nomino-accusative plural, genitive plural, prepositional-locative (dative) plural and vocative plural, respectively.
  • nom_sing_a, gen_sing_a, prep_sing_a and voc_sing_a are variables to indicate adjectives in the nomino-accusative singular, genitive singular, prepositional-locative (dative) singular and vocative singular, respectively.
  • nom_plur_a, gen_plur_a, prep_plur_a and voc_plur_a are variables to indicate adjectives in the nomino-accusative plural, genitive plural, prepositional-locative (dative) plural and vocative plural, respectively.[note 1]
  • ⟨*⟩ marks forms that are not directly attested in Déise Irish but could be used as a substitute where no form is directly attested in the dialect.

0

Nominal

  • neamhní

1

Cardinal

Independent

Adnominal

  • aonL nom_sing_n amháin
  • nom_sing_n amháin
  • nom_sing_n

Ordinal

  • an chéadL nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL chéadL nom_sing_n

2

Cardinal

Independent

Attributive

Personal

  • beirtL gen_plur_n

Approximate

Singular Group

  • cúpla nom_sing_n
  • cúpla de prep_plur_n[note 6]

Ordinal

  • an taraH nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL taraH nom_sing_n

3

Cardinal

Independent

Attributive

  • tríH nom_plur_n (preferred)
  • tríL nom_sing_n (possible)

Personal

  • triúrar gen_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an trígiúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL trígiúH nom_sing_n

4

Cardinal

Independent

Attributive

Personal

  • ceathrar gen_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an ceárúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL cheárúH nom_sing_n

5

Cardinal

Independent

Attributive

Personal

  • cúigear gen_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an cúigiúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL chúigiúH nom_sing_n

6

Cardinal

Independent

Attributive

  • H nom_plur_n (preferred)
  • L nom_sing_n (possible)

Personal

  • seisear gen_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an séigiúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL tséigiúH nom_sing_n

7

Cardinal

Independent

  • seacht

Attributive

  • seachtN nom_plur_n (preferred)
  • seachtN nom_sing_n (possible)

Personal

  • móireisear gen_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an seachtúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL tseachtúH nom_sing_n

8

Cardinal

Independent

  • hocht

Attributive

  • ochtN nom_plur_n (preferred)
  • ochtN nom_sing_n (possible)

Personal

  • ochtar gen_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an t-ochtúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL ochtúH nom_sing_n

9

Cardinal

Independent

  • naoi

Attributive

  • naoiN nom_plur_n (preferred)
  • naoiN nom_sing_n (possible)

Personal

  • naonúr gen_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an naoigiúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL naoigiúH nom_sing_n

10

Cardinal

Independent

  • deich

Attributive

  • deichN nom_plur_n (preferred)
  • deichN nom_sing_n (possible)

Personal

  • deichniúr gen_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an deichiúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL deichiúH nom_sing_n

11

Cardinal

Independent

  • haon déag

Attributive

  • aonL nom_sing_n déag

Personal

  • aoinne gen_plur_n déag

Ordinal

  • an t-aoigiúH nom_sing_n déag
  • gach aonL aoigiúH nom_sing_n déag

12

Cardinal

Independent

  • dó dhéag

Attributive

  • dháL nom_dual_n dhéag

Personal

  • dháréag gen_plur_n

Approximate

Singular Group

  • dosaon gen_plur_n
  • dosaon de prep_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an taraH nom_sing_n déag
  • gach aonL taraH nom_sing_n déag

13-19

Cardinal

Independent

  • trí déag
  • naoi déag

Adnominal

  • tríH nom_plur_n déag (preferred)
  • tríH nom_plur_n dhéag (possible)
  • tríL nom_sing_n déag (possible)
  • tríL nom_sing_n dhéag (possible)
  • naoiN nom_plur_n déag (preferred)
  • naoiN nom_plur_n dhéag (possible)
  • naoiN nom_sing_n déag (possible)
  • naoiN nom_sing_n dhéag (possible)

Ordinal

  • an trígiúH nom_sing_n déag
  • gach aonL trígiúH nom_sing_n déag
  • an naoigiúH nom_sing_n déag
  • gach aonL naoigiúH nom_sing_n déag

20

Cardinal

Independent

  • fiche

Adnominal

  • fiche nom_sing_n

Approximate

Singular Group

  • scór nom_sing_n
  • scór de prep_plur_n

Multiple Groups

  • fichidí nom_sing_n
  • fichidí de prep_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an fichiúH nom_sing_n

21-30

Cardinal

Independent

  • haon is fiche
  • deich is fiche

Adnominal

  • aonL nom_sing_n is fiche
  • deichN nom_plur_n is fiche (preferred)
  • deichN nom_sing_n is fiche (possible)

Ordinal

  • an t-aoigiúH nom_sing_n is fiche
  • gach aonL aoigiúH nom_sing_n is fiche
  • an deichiúH nom_sing_n is fiche
  • gach aonL deichiúH nom_sing_n is fiche

31-39

Cardinal

Independent

  • haon déag is fiche
  • naoi déag is fiche

Adnominal

  • aonL nom_sing_n déag is fiche
  • naoiN nom_plur_n déag is fiche (preferred)
  • naoiN nom_plur_n dhéag is fiche (possible)
  • naoiN nom_sing_n déag is fiche (possible)
  • naoiN nom_sing_n dhéag is fiche (possible)

Ordinal

  • an chéadL nom_sing_n déag is fiche
  • gach aonL chéadL nom_sing_n déag is fiche
  • an naoigiúH nom_sing_n déag is fiche
  • gach aonL naoigiúH nom_sing_n déag is fiche

40

Cardinal

Independent

  • dathad

Adnominal

  • dathad nom_sing_n

Ordinal

  • an dathadúH nom_sing_n

41-59

Cardinal

Independent

  • haon is dathad
  • naoi déag is dathad

Adnominal

  • aonL nom_sing_n is dathad
  • naoiN nom_plur_n déag is dathad (preferred)
  • naoiN nom_plur_n dhéag is dathad (possible)
  • naoiN nom_sing_n déag is dathad (possible)
  • naoiN nom_sing_n dhéag is dathad (possible)

Ordinal

  • an chéadL nom_sing_n is dathad
  • gach aonL chéadL nom_sing_n is dathad
  • an naoigiúH nom_sing_n déag is dathad
  • gach aonL naoigiúH nom_sing_n déag is dathad

60-79

Cardinal

Independent

  • trí fichid
  • naoi déag is trí fichid

Adnominal

  • trí fichid nom_sing_n
  • naoiN nom_plur_n déag is trí fichid (preferred)
  • naoiN nom_plur_n dhéag is trí fichid (possible)
  • naoiN nom_sing_n déag is trí fichid (possible)
  • naoiN nom_sing_n dhéag is trí fichid (possible)

Ordinal

  • an trí fichidiúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aonL trí fichidiúH nom_sing_n
  • an naoigiúH nom_sing_n déag is trí fichid
  • gach aonL naoigiúH nom_sing_n déag is trí fichid

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Adjectives, when qualifying a noun declined for the dual number, are declined for the plural number and become lenited.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Generally, the numeral particle is dropped when counting while the prothetic glottal remains intact, e.g. a haon > haon.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Some cardinal numerals that qualify nouns are lenited.
  4. 4.0 4.1 nom_dual_n, prep_dual_n and voc_dual_n conform to prep_sing_n. gen_dual_n conforms to gen_plur_n.
  5. dhá delenites to following the article.
  6. Seemingly only used with persons, e.g. cúpla d'fhearaibh.

References

  1. Doegen Records Web Project, Royal Irish Academy. Uimhreacha - Mícheál Ó Cionnfhaolaidh, retrieved 27 October 2021.