deichnear

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic numbers ^(edit)

←  1	[a], [b] ←  9	10
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Cardinal: deich     Standalone: a deich     Ordinal: deicheamh     Ordinal abbreviation: 10mh     Personal: deichnear     Multiplier: deich-fillte

Etymology

From Middle Irish dechnebor, dechneabur, from Old Irish dechenbor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeçnəɾ/, /ˈdʲʒeçnəɾ/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲʒenəɾ/ (as if spelled deinear)

Noun

deichnear m (genitive singular deichneir, plural deichnearan)

1. ten

Usage notes

• Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
• Following noun is in the genitive:

  deichnear bhalach ― ten boys

• Alternatively, de and the dative are used:

  deichnear de bhalaich ― ten boys

• Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig

  deichnear dhiubh / aca ― the ten of them

• Also used on its own:

  Bha deichnear ann. ― There were ten.

Related terms

• deich

Mutation

Mutation of deichnear

radical	lenition
deichnear	dheichnear

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “deichnear”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN