naoi déag

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Irish

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Irish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : naoi déag
    Ordinal : naoú déag
    Personal : naonúr déag

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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naoi déag

  1. nineteen
    naoi bpunt déagnineteen pounds

Usage notes

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When used to modify a noun, naoi triggers eclipsis of a following noun, which is in the genitive plural; déag follows the noun.

The form aon deich a naoi 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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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
naoi déag not applicable not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.