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<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> | <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 | 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=== | ||