How to count in Irish (Gaeilge), a Celtic language spoken in mainly Ireland, with details of cardinal, ordinal and personal numbers, and some notes.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine
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Cardinal | Ordinal | Personal | |
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0 | náid [n̪ˠɑːdʲ/n̪ˠæːdʲ] | ||
1 | aon [iːnˠ/eːnˠ] | an chéad | duine (amhain) |
2 | dó [d̪ˠoː/d̪ˠɔː] | an dara | beirt |
3 | trí [tʲɾʲiː] | an tríu | tríur |
4 | ceathair [ˈcahəɾʲ/ˈcæɾʲ] | an ceathrú | ceathrar |
5 | cúig [kuːɟ] | an cúigiú | cúigear |
6 | sé [ʃeː/ʃɛ/ʃə] | an seú | seisear |
7 | seacht [ʃaxt̪ˠ/ʃæxt̪ˠ] | an seachtú | seachtar |
8 | ocht [ɔxt̪ˠ/ʌxt̪ˠ] | an t-ochtú | ochtar |
9 | naoi [n̪ˠiː/n̪ˠɰiː] | an naoú | naonúr |
10 | deich [dʲɛç/dʲɛh/dʲɛ] | an deichiú | deichniúr |
11 | aon déag | an t-aonú ... déag | aon duine dhéag |
12 | dó dhéag | an dóú ... déag | dáréag |
13 | trí déag | an tríu ... déag | trí dhuine dhéag |
14 | ceathair déag | an ceathrú ... déag | ceithre dhuine dhéag |
15 | cúig déag | an cúigiú ... déag | cúig dhuine dhéag |
16 | sé déag | an séú ... déag | sé dhuine dhéag |
17 | seacht déag | an seachtú ... déag | seacht dhuine dhéag |
18 | ocht déag | an t-ochtú ... déag | ocht dhuine dhéag |
19 | naoi déag | an naoú ... déag | naoi dhuine dhéag |
20 | fiche scór |
an fichiú | fiche dhuine |
21 | fiche a haon a haon fiche |
an t-aonú ... is fiche | duine is fiche |
22 | fiche a dó a dó fiche |
an dóú ... is fiche | bheirt/dhá dhuine is fiche |
23 | fiche a trí | an tríú ... is fiche | trí dhuine is fiche |
24 | fiche a ceathair | an ceathrú ... is fiche | ceithre dhuine is fiche |
25 | fiche a cúig | an cuígiú ... is fiche | cúig dhuine is fiche |
26 | fiche a sé | an séú ... is fiche | sé dhuine is fiche |
27 | fiche a seacht | an seachtú ... is fiche | seacht dhuine is fiche |
28 | fiche a hocht | an ochtú ... is fiche | ocht dhuine is fiche |
29 | fiche a naoi | an naoú ... is fiche | naoi dhuine is fiche |
30 | tríocha fiche a deich deich fhichead deich ar fhichead deich agus fiche |
an tríochadú | tríocha duine |
31 | tríocha a haon | an t-aonú ... is tríocha | duine is tríocha |
32 | tríocha a dó | an dóú ... is tríocha | beirt/dhá dhuine is tríocha |
33 | tríocha a trí | an tríú ... is tríocha | trí dhuine is tríocha |
34 | tríocha a ceathair | an ceathrú ... is tríocha | ceithre dhuine is tríocha |
35 | tríocha a cúig | an cúigiú ... is tríocha | cúig dhuine is tríocha |
36 | tríocha a sé | an séú ... is tríocha | sé dhuine is tríocha |
37 | tríocha a seacht | an seachtú ... is tríocha | seacht dhuine is tríocha |
38 | tríocha a hocht | an ochtú ... is tríocha | ocht dhuine is tríocha |
39 | tríocha a naoi | an naoú ... is tríocha | naoi dhuine is tríocha |
40 | ceathracha daichead dá fhichead dhá fhichead dhá scór |
ceathrachadú daicheadú |
daichead duine ceathracha |
50 | caoga deich agus dá fhichead deich agus daichead dhá fhichead dá fhichead a deich daichead a deich leathchéad |
caogadú | caoga duine |
60 | seasca trí fichid |
seascadú | seasca duine |
70 | seachtó deich agus trí fichid trí fichid a deich |
seachtódú | seachtó duine |
80 | ochtó ceithre fichid |
ochtódú | ochtó duine |
90 | nócha deich agus ceithre fichid ceithre fichid a deic |
nóchadú | nócha duine |
100 | céad cúig fichid |
an chéadú | céad duine |
120 | céad is fiche sé fichid |
an chéadú | céad duine agus fiche |
130 | céad is tríocha deich agus sé fichid |
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140 | céad is ceathracha céad daichead seacht fichid |
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1,000 | míle deich céad |
an míliú | míle duine |
10,000 | deich míle | deich míliú | |
100,000 | céad míle | céad míliú | |
1,000,000 | milliún | milliúnú |
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Numbers and counting in Irish
http://www.phouka.com/irish/ir_numbers.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/colinandcumberland/littleblackbook/wordbank/numbers.shtml
http://www.nualeargais.ie/gnag/zahlen.htm
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Irish.htm
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