sé déag

Irish

Irish cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sé déag     Ordinal : séú déag     Personal : seisear déag

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeː dʲeːɡ/

Numeral

sé déag

1. sixteen

   sé mhéadar déag ― sixteen meters

Usage notes

When used to modify a noun, sé triggers lenition of a following consonant-initial noun in the singular and h-prothesis of one in the plural; déag follows the noun.

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of sé déag

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sé déag	shé déag after an, tsé 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.