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* Numerals 21-29 are formed from the unit + ''ar hougent'' (e.g. ''pimp ci ar hougent'' "25 dogs"). | * Numerals 21-29 are formed from the unit + ''ar hougent'' (e.g. ''pimp ci ar hougent'' "25 dogs"). | ||
* The decades are ''trigunt'' "30", ''dowgent'' "40", ''pimpunt'' "50", ''triwgent'' "60", ''seythunt'' "70", ''pedwargent'' "80", ''nawunt'' "90", ''cant'' "100". | * The decades are ''trigunt'' "30", ''dowgent'' "40", ''pimpunt'' "50", ''triwgent'' "60", ''seythunt'' "70", ''pedwargent'' "80", ''nawunt'' "90", ''cant'' "100". | ||
* Above 30 units follow the pattern unit + ''a<sup><small>S</small></sup>'' + decade (e.g. ''teyr chastell a thrigunt'' "33 castles"). | * Above 30 units follow the pattern unit + ''a<sup><small>S</small></sup>'' + decade (e.g. ''teyr chastell a thrigunt'' "33 castles"). | ||
====Ordinals==== | |||
The ordinals from 1-10 are ''centav, él<sup><small>L</small></sup>, tredidh'' (m.)/''trededh'' (f.), ''pedweridh'' (m.)/''pedwaredh'' (f.), ''pimpet, hwechet, seythvet, oothvet, nawvet, degvet''. These are placed before the noun with only ''él'' causing lenition.* The numerals for "3rd" and "4th" have masculine and feminine forms, which must agree with the following noun (e.g. ''er pedweridh gur'' "the fourth man", er bedwaredh gath. ''Centav'' is an ordinary superlative adjective and may also follow the noun in the normal order (undergoing any mutations as necessary) meaning "earliest, soonest". As an ordinal is generally precedes. | |||
<small>*NB: under certain circumstances, such as following the feminine singular article or in construction with the number "2", both the ordinal and the following noun will undergo lenition (e.g. ''er bimpet verch'' "the fifth girl", ''er gentav dhow wur'' "the first two men").</small> | |||
For ordinals 11 and above, the pattern follows that for cardinals replacing the unit with the equivalent ordinal. In these compound ordinals, ''centav'' "first" is replaced by ''ounvet'' (e.g. ''ounvet ar dhek'' "11th"). As with the cardinals any noun must follow the first element (e.g. ''er pedweridh ti ar dhek'' "the 14th house"). Special forms to note are "dowdhegvet'' "12th" and ''pimthegvet'' "15th". The decades are formed from the cardinal plus the suffix ''-vet'' (e.g. ''ougentvet'' "20th", ''triwgentvet'' "60th"). | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||