sé déag

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Irish

Irish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : sé déag
    Ordinal : séú déag
    Personal : seisear déag

Pronunciation

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

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.