dau ar bymtheg

Welsh

Welsh numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  16 17 18  → [a], [b], [c], [d]
    Cardinal (masculine / vigesimal): dau ar bymtheg
    Cardinal (feminine / vigesimal): dwy ar bymtheg
    Cardinal (decimal): un deg saith
    Ordinal (masculine / vigesimal): ddeufed ar bymtheg, deufed ar bymtheg
    Ordinal (feminine / vigesimal): ddwyfed ar bymtheg, dwyfed ar bymtheg
    Ordinal: ail ar bymtheg, eilfed ar bymtheg
    Ordinal abbreviation: 17eg

Alternative forms

(nonstandard) dauarbymtheg

Etymology

From dau (two) +‎ ar (on) +‎ pymtheg (fifteen).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdaɨ̯ ar ˈbəmθɛɡ/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdaɨ̯ ar ˈbəmθaɡ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌdai̯ ar ˈbəmθɛɡ/

Numeral

dau ar bymtheg m (feminine dwy ar bymtheg)

  1. (cardinal number, vigesimal) seventeen
    Synonym: un deg saith
    • 1853, Y dysgedydd, page 384:
      Y mae yn dda genym weled cynnifer a dauarbymtheg o feirdd wedi cymeryd y maes yn erbyn yr arferiad gwrthun o gysgu mewn addoliad.
      We are glad to see as many as seventeen poets have taken the field against the monstrous practice of sleeping in worship.

Usage notes

  • The vigesimal dau ar bymtheg can only be used with masculine nouns whereas the synonymous decimal un deg saith can be used with nouns of any gender.

Mutation

Mutated forms of dau ar bymtheg
radical soft nasal aspirate
dau ar bymtheg ddau ar bymtheg nau ar bymtheg unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.