undeg

Welsh

Etymology

For the archaic meaning, Inherited from Middle Welsh undec, By surface analysis, un (one) + deg (ten), literally one [plus] ten. For the modern meaning, un (one) + deg (ten), literally one [times] ten.

Pronunciation

Numeral

undeg m or f (ordinal undegfed)

  1. (archaic) eleven
    Synonyms: (vigesimal) un ar ddeg, (decimal) un deg un
    • 1832: “Cynhafal”, Efelychiad o Horace (Emulation of Horace), book III, ode 9, “Ymddiddan rhwng Madog a Rhonwen”
      Pan oeddwn gan ti yn dderbyniol,
       Heb undeg mwy hardd-deg ei raen;
      Yn gallu ‛th gofleidio yn anwylaidd,
       Nid ydoedd un Brenin o’m blaen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (bound morpheme, decimal, nonstandard) -teen
    Synonym: ar ddeg

Derived terms

References

  • “Undeg” listed on page 605 of William Owen Pughe’s Dictionary of the Welsh Language (1832)
  • “Undeg” listed on page 270 of William Richards’ Welsh and English Dictionary (1832)
  • “Undeg” listed on page 303 of Ellis Jones’ New Pocket Dictionary of the Welsh and English Languages (1840)
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