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==Numerals==
==Numerals==
Ordinals are formed by affixing the circumfix ro-[root]-ín. (ro- does not mutate)
Ordinals are formed by affixing the circumfix ro-[root]-ín. (ro- does not mutate). This construction literally means "of the nth place" using the place suffix -ín.
 
*0 = ''dírabh'' /di:rabʰ/ (ordinal: ''ro-dírabhaín'')
*0 = ''dírabh'' /di:rabʰ/ (ordinal: ''ro-dírabhaín'')
*1 = ''óis'' /o:js/ (ordinal: ''róisín'')
*1 = ''óis'' /o:js/ (ordinal: ''róisín'')
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