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aon-deug

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Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: aon-deug
    Standalone: a h-aon-deug
    Ordinal: aonamh deug
    Ordinal abbreviation: 11mh

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ɤ̃ː (...) d̥ʲiək/, /ɤ̃nɤ̃ (...) ʝiək/, (standalone/counting form) /hɤ̃ĩ(ɲ) d̥ʲiək/[1]
  • (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ɯ̃ːn d̥ʲʒiək/[2][3]

Numeral

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aon-deug

  1. eleven

Usage notes

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  • Number 11 takes the singular form of the noun. For all the numbers from 11 to 19, the noun is placed between the digit and deug. E.g. aon each deug - eleven horses.

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap