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canfed namyn un

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Welsh

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Welsh numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal (masculine / vigesimal): pedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
    Cardinal (feminine / vigesimal): pedair ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
    Cardinal (vigesimal): cant namyn un
    Cardinal (decimal): naw deg naw
    Ordinal (masculine): pedwerydd ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
    Ordinal (feminine): pedwaredd ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
    Ordinal: canfed namyn un
    Ordinal abbreviation: 99ain

Etymology

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Literally, hundredth but one.

Adjective

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canfed namyn un (feminine singular canfed namyn un, plural canfed namyn un, not comparable)

  1. (ordinal number) ninety-ninth

Usage notes

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Ordinals utilising canfed employ wedi'r (past the, after the) as a connecting word, which stands in contrast to cardinals after cant, which use a (and), e.g. cyntaf wedi'r cant (hundred-and-first) but cant ac un (one hundred and one).

Mutation

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Mutated forms of canfed namyn un
radical soft nasal aspirate
canfed namyn un ganfed namyn un nghanfed namyn un chanfed namyn un

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