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Irish
Pronunciation
Numeral
dó dhéag
- twelve
- a haon déag, a dó dhéag, a trí déag... ― eleven, twelve, thirteen...
- bus a dó dhéag ― bus number 12
- a dó dhéag a chlog ― twelve o’clock
Usage notes
- This form is used independently, not directly modifying a noun. It is always preceded by the particle a. "Twelve" directly modifying a noun is indicated by dhá/dá before the noun (and triggering lenition of it) and déag after it.
- dhá bhus déag ― twelve buses
The form aon deich a dó was prescribed by Peadar Ua Laoghaire in the 1920s, but it is unclear whether it has ever been used by native speakers.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.