naoi déag

Irish

Irish cardinal numbers
 <  18 19 20  > 
    Cardinal : naoi déag
    Ordinal : naoú déag
    Personal : naonúr déag

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪ˠiː dʲeːɡ/

Numeral

naoi déag

  1. nineteen
    naoi bpunt déag ― nineteen pounds

Usage notes

When used to modify a noun, naoi triggers eclipsis of a following noun, which is in the genitive plural; déag follows the noun.

The form aon deich a naoi was prescribed by Peadar Ua Laoghaire in the 1920s, but it is unclear whether it has ever been used by native speakers.

Mutation

Mutated forms of naoi déag
radical lenition eclipsis
naoi déag not applicable not applicable

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.