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

déag

  1. sixteen
    mhéadar déagsixteen meters

Usage notes

When used to modify a noun, 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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sé déag shé déag
after an, tsé déag
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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