déag
See also: deag
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲeːɡ/
Numeral
déag
Usage notes
- Isn't used as a suffix, but as a separate word. Follows cardinal numbers (both absolute and attributive), ordinal numbers, and personal numbers.
- Items counted are placed before the first word and the second. The word undergoes lenition where the item counted ends in a vowel:
- aon ceann déag ― eleven (items/things)
- ceithre úll déag ― fourteen apples
- sa naoú bliana dhéag ― in the nineteenth year
- triúr déag ― thirteen people
Derived terms
Terms derived from déag
Related terms
- deich (“ten”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| déag | dhéag | ndéag |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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