Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
trigain. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
trigain, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
trigain in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
trigain you have here. The definition of the word
trigain will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
trigain, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Welsh
Etymology
tri (“three”) + ugain (“twenty”)
Pronunciation
Numeral
trigain
- (cardinal number, vigesimal) sixty, three score
- Synonyms: chwe deg, chwedeg
Usage notes
- Numerals which employ trigain as their final element, i.e. 61 to 79, use a (“and”) to connect it to the preceding element, which causes an aspirate mutation, e.g. un a thrigain (“sixty-one”), pedwar ar bymtheg a thrigain (“seventy-nine”).
Noun
trigain m (plural trigeiniau)
- (cardinal number) sixty
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.