ọọdunrun

Yoruba

Etymology

Yoruba numbers ^(edit)

	3,000[a], [b]
←  200	300	400  →
	30
Cardinal: ọ̀ọ́dúnrún     Counting: ọ̀ọ́dúnrún     Adjectival: ọ̀ọ́dúnrún     Ordinal: ọ̀ọ́dúnrún     Adverbial: ìgbà ọ̀ọ́dúnrún     Distributive: ọ̀ọ́dúnrún ọ̀ọ́dúnrún

From ọ̀rún (“one hundred”) +‎ dín (“to subtract”) +‎ ní (“in”) +‎ irín (“four hundred”), "One hundred subtracted from four hundred.".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀ɔ́.dṹ.ɾṹ/

Numeral

ọ̀ọ́dúnrún

1. three hundred
   1. (after a noun) three hundredth, number 300

Usage notes

Since this number does not have a m-based form, similar to other multiples of ten afterwards, if it's describing a total number of items, it comes before the noun.

Ọ̀ọ́dúnrún dọ́là ni. ― It's three hundred dollars.

However, if it is describing an ordinal sequence, it comes after the noun.

Ọmọ ọ̀ọ́dúnrún l'ó jẹ́. ― She's the three hundredth child.

Alternative forms

• ọ̀ọ́dún
• ọ̀dúnrún
• ọ̀dúnrún-ún