How to count in Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic language spoken mainly in Scotland, and also in parts of Nova Scotia in Canada.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine
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Cardinal | Ordinal | |
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0 | neoini [n̪ʲɔnɪ] | |
1 | aon [ɯ̃ːn] | a chiad |
2 | dà [daː] /dhà | an dàrna |
3 | trì [triː] | an treas |
4 | ceithir [kʲehɪrʲ] | an ceathramh |
5 | còig [koːgʲ] | an còigeamh |
6 | sia [ʃia] | an siathamh |
7 | seachd [ʃɛxg] | an seachdamh |
8 | ochd [ɔxg] | an t-ochdamh |
9 | naoi [n̪ˠɯj] | an naoitheamh |
10 | deich [dʲeç] | an deaicheamh |
11 | aon deug | |
12 | dà dheug | |
13 | trì deug | |
14 | ceithir deug | |
15 | còig deug | |
16 | sia deug | |
17 | seachd deug | |
18 | ochd deug | |
19 | naoi deug | |
20 | fichead | ficheadamh |
21 | aon air fhichead fichead 's a haon |
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22 | dhà air fhichead fichead 's a dhà |
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23 | trì air fhichead fichead 's a trì |
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24 | ceithir air fhichead fichead 's a ceithir |
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25 | còig air fhichead fichead 's a còig |
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26 | sia air fhichead fichead 's a sia |
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27 | seachd air fhichead fichead 's a seachd |
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28 | ochd air fhichead fichead 's a hochd |
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29 | naoi air fhichead fichead 's a naoi |
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30 | deich air fhichead trithead |
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31 | aon deug air fhichead trithead 's a haon |
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32 | dhà dheug air fhichead trithead 's a dhà |
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33 | trì deug air fhichead trithead 's a trì |
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34 | ceithir deug air fhichead trithead 's a ceithir |
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35 | còig deug air fhichead trithead 's a còig |
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36 | sia deug air fhichead trithead 's a sia |
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37 | seachd deug air fhichead trithead 's a seachd |
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38 | ochd deug air fhichead trithead 's a ochd |
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39 | naoi deug air fhichead trithead 's a naoi |
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40 | dà fhichead ceathrad |
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50 | dà fhichead 's deich / leth-cheud caogad |
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60 | trì fichead siagad |
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70 | trì fichead 's deich seachad |
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80 | ceithir fichead ochdad |
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90 | ceithir fichead 's deich naochad |
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100 | ceud | |
1000 | mìle |
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Numbers in Scottish Gaelic
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