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 to causes lenition, eclipsis and h-prothesis, 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]

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 aon 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 aon 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 aon trígiúH nom_sing_n

4

Cardinal

Independent

Attributive

Personal

  • ceathrar gen_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an ceárúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aon ceárúH nom_sing_n

5

Cardinal

Independent

Attributive

Personal

  • cúigear gen_plur_n

Ordinal

  • an cúigiúH nom_sing_n
  • gach aon cúigiúH nom_sing_n

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Adjectives qualifying a noun declined for the dual number decline for the plural number and are lenited.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Generally, the numeral particle is dropped when counting, 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.

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