Rathlin Numerals
(a) in their counting form
(b) as adjectives before a noun
(c) as substantives.
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Cardinal Numbers |
Ordinal
numbers |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
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1 |
h-aon |
aon |
- |
an céad |
2 |
dó |
dá |
díst |
an darna, an
dara an dala |
3 |
trí |
trí |
triúr |
an triadh
(tríomhadh), an treas |
4 |
ceithir |
ceithre |
ceathrar |
an
ceathreamh, an ceithreadh |
5 |
cúig |
cúig |
- |
an cúigeadh |
6 |
sé |
sé |
- |
an séadh |
7 |
seacht |
seacht |
- |
an
seachtadh(?) |
8 |
ocht |
ocht |
- |
an
t-ochtmhadh(?) |
9 |
naoi |
naoi |
- |
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10 |
deich |
deich |
- |
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11 |
h-aon déag |
aon-déag |
- |
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12 |
dó déag |
dá-dhéag |
- |
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13 |
trí déág |
trí-d(h)éág |
- |
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14 |
ceathair déag ceithir déag |
ceithre
(ceithir) – déag |
- |
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15 |
cúig déag |
cúig (ceithir)
– déag |
- |
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20 |
fichead |
fichead |
- |
an ficheadamh |
21 |
h-aon as
fichead |
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30 |
deich as
fichead |
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40 |
dá fhichead |
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50 |
deich as dá
fhichead |
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60 |
trí
f(h)ichead |
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70 |
deich as tri
fichead |
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71 |
h-aon déag as
trí fichead |
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80 |
ceithre
fichead |
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90 |
deich is
ceithre fichead |
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100 |
céad |
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101 |
céad ‘s a
h-aon |
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105 |
céad ‘s a
cúig céad as a
cúig |
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200 |
dá chéad |
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300 |
trí chéad |
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400 |
ceithre chéad |
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500 |
cúig chéad |
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600 |
se chéad |
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700 |
seacht gcéad |
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800 |
ocht gcéad |
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900 |
naoi gcéad |
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1000 |
míle |
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Examples
Cardinal Numbers
- h-aon, dó, trí - (in counting)
- h-aon o chlog - one o'clock
- i ndéidh a h-aon - after one o'clock
- h-aon aca - one of them
- aon uair - one o'clock, once
- aon mhéar - one finger
- trí mhíosa - three months
- ceithre rámh - four oars
- ceithir giollan óga - four young lads
Ordinal Numbers
- an chéad lá - the first day
- an chéad toigh, an céad toigh - the first house
- an darna toigh - the second house
- an dara lá déag - the 12th day
- an lá thall ar an dala lá déag - used to be used to mean the thirteenth day
- air an chúigheadh lá - on the fifth day
- an darna h-aon - the second one
- an triadh h-aon - the third one
- an ceathreamh h-aon - the fourth one
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