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The numbers

There are a vast array of sets of Irish numbers, and each set has to be learnt by heart as the Gaelic language has chosen to distinguish between numbers for counting persons and things, to order things and persons and to number things and persons, 1-20 will be listed in this grammar, with the numbers 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 90, 100 and 100 explained later on.

L symbolizes lenition, E symbolizes eclipsing

Numbering/ counting things/ counting persons/ ordinal numbers/ abbreviations

1 a haon/ aon (L) amhain/ aon (L) amhain/ an chéad (L)/ 1d

2 a dó/ dhá (L)/ béirt (L)/ dara/ 2a

3 a trí/ trí (L)/ tríur/ an tríur/ 3ú

4 a ceathair/ ceithre (L)/ ceáthrur/ an céathrú/ 4ú

5 a cúig/ cúig (L)/ cúigear/ an cúigiú/ 5ú

6 a sé/ sé (L)/ séisear/ an séú/ 6ú

7 a seacht/ seacht (E)/ seachtar/ an seachtú/ 7ú

8 a hocht/ ocht (E)/ ochtar/ an tochtú/ 8ú

9 a naoi/ naoi (E)/ naonúr/ an naoú/ 9ú

10 a deich/ deich (E)/ deichniúr/ an deichiú/ 10ú

11 a haon deug/ aon (L) deug/ aon (L) deug/ an taonú () deug/ 11ú

12 a dó deug/ dhá (L) deug/ dháréag (L)/ an dóú () deug/ 12ú

13 a trí deug/ trí (L) deug/ trí (L) deug/ an tríú () deug/ 13ú

14 a ceathair deug/ ceithre (L) deug/ ceithre (L) deug/ an ceathrú () deug/ 14ú

15 a cúig deug/ cúig (L) deug/ cúig (L) deug/ an cuúigiú () deug/ 15ú

16 a sé deug/ sé (E) deug/ sé (E) deug/ an séú () deug/ 16ú

17 a seacht deug/ seacht (E) deug/ seacht (E) deug/ an seachtú () deug/ 17ú

18 a hocht deug/ ocht (E) deug/ ocht (E) deug/ an tochtú () deug/ 18ú

19 a naoi deug/ naoi (E) deug/ naoi (E) deug/ an naoù () deug/ 19ú

20 fiche/ fiche/ fiche/ an fichiú/ 20ú

The numbers 21-99 are formed by taking 1-9 and adding „is“ and the numbers 20- 90. When counting, the noun is inserted correctly lenited or eclipsed after the numbers 1-9, thereafter one add „is“ and the numbers 20-90.

Normal/ counting/ ordinal/ old counting/ ordinal

30 tríocha/ an tríochadú/ deich is fhiche/ an deichiú is fiche

40 daichead/ an daicheadú/ dá fhichead/ an da fhicheadú

50 caoga/ an caogadú/ deich is fiche /an deichiú is dá fhichead

60 séasca/ an séascadú/ trí fhichead/ an triú fhichead

70 seachtó/ an seachtódu/ deich is trí fhichead/ an deichiú is trí fhichead

80 ochtó/ an tochtódú/ ceithre fhichead/ an ceithriú fhichead

90 nócha/ an nochadú/ deich is ceithre fhichead/ an deichiú is ceithre fhichead

100 céad/ an ceadú/ céad/ an céadú

1000 míle/ an miliú/ míle/ an miliú

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