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==Numerals== | ==Numerals== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Numerals always come before, and lenite, the noun they modify. | |||
*0 = ''dírabh'' /di:rabʰ/ (ordinal: ''ro-díraibhín'') | *0 = ''dírabh'' /di:rabʰ/ (ordinal: ''ro-díraibhín'') | ||