dau ddeng
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Welsh
[edit]200 | ||||
[a], [b] ← 10 | [a], [b], [c] ← 19 | 20 | 21 → [a], [b] | 30 → [a], [b], [c] |
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2[a], [b] | ||||
Cardinal (decimal): dau ddeg, (optionally before a nasal or vowel) dau ddeng Cardinal (vigesimal): ugain Ordinal: ugeinfed Ordinal abbreviation: 20fed | ||||
Welsh Wikipedia article on 20 |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “two tens”.
Numeral
[edit]- (cardinal number, decimal) twenty
- Synonym: ugain
Usage notes
[edit]- Used before blynedd, blwydd, nouns beginning with m or n, and optionally before diwrnod and nouns beginning with a vowel. Triggers nasal mutation of b and d.[1]
- dau ddeng mlynedd ― twenty years
- dau ddeng mlwydd ― twenty years old
- dau ddeng milltir ― twenty miles
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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dau ddeng | ddau ddeng | nau ddeng | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.