dó dhéag
Irish
edit< 11 | 12 | 13 > |
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Cardinal : dó dhéag Ordinal : dara déag, dóú déag Personal : dháréag Attributive : dhá/dá...déag | ||
Pronunciation
editNumeral
edit- twelve
- a haon déag, a dó dhéag, a trí déag... ― eleven, twelve, thirteen...
- bus a dó dhéag ― bus number 12
- a dó dhéag a chlog ― twelve o’clock
Usage notes
edit- This form is used independently, not directly modifying a noun. It is always preceded by the particle a. "Twelve" directly modifying a noun is indicated by dhá/dá before the noun (and triggering lenition of it) and déag after it.
- dhá bhus déag ― twelve buses
The form aon deich a dó was prescribed by Peadar Ua Laoghaire in the 1920s, but it is unclear whether it has ever been used by native speakers.
Related terms
edit- dháréag (“twelve people”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dó dhéag | dhó dhéag | ndó dhéag |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |