deg a thrigain

Welsh

Welsh numbers (edit)
700
[a], [b], [c]   60 [a], [b]   69 70 71   [a], [b] 80   [a], [b], [c]
7
    Cardinal (vigesimal): deg a thrigain
    Cardinal (decimal): saith deg, (optionally before a nasal or vowel) saith deng
    Ordinal: degfed a thrigain
    Ordinal abbreviation: 70ain

Etymology

From deg (ten) + a (and) + trigain (sixty).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdeːɡ a ˈθrɪɡai̯n/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdeːɡ a ˈθrɪɡai̯n/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdeːɡ a ˈθriːɡai̯n/, /ˌdeːɡ a ˈθrɪɡai̯n/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdeːɡ a ˈθriːɡɛn/, /ˌdeːɡ a ˈθrɪɡɛn/

Numeral

deg a thrigain

  1. (cardinal number) seventy
    Synonym: saith deg

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
deg a thrigain ddeg a thrigain neg a thrigain unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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