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aon déag

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Irish

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Irish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : aon déag
    Ordinal : aonú déag
    Personal : aon duine dhéag

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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aon déag

  1. eleven
    aon mhéadar déageleven meters

Usage notes

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When used to modify a noun, aon precedes the noun (and triggers lenition, except with d, s, and t), while déag follows the noun.

The form aon deich a haon was prescribed by Peadar Ua Laoghaire in the 1920s, but it is unclear whether it has ever been used by native speakers.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of aon déag
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aon déag n-aon déag haon déag not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.