deg a phedwar ugain

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Welsh[edit]

Welsh numbers (edit)
900
[a], [b], [c] ←  80 [a], [b] ←  89 90 91  → [a], [b] 100  → [a], [b], [c]
9
    Cardinal (vigesimal): deg a phedwar ugain
    Cardinal (decimal): naw deg, (optionally before a nasal or vowel) naw deng
    Ordinal: degfed a phedwar ugain
    Ordinal abbreviation: 90ain

Etymology[edit]

From deg (ten) +‎ a (and) +‎ phedwar (four) +‎ ugain (twenty).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌdeːɡ a ˌfɛdwar ˈɪɡai̯n/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdeːɡ a ˌfɛdwar ˈiːɡai̯n/, /ˌdeːɡ a ˌfɛdwar ˈɪɡai̯n/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌdeːɡ a ˌfɛdwar ˈiːɡɛn/, /ˌdeːɡ a ˌfɛdwar ˈɪɡɛn/

Numeral[edit]

deg a phedwar ugain

  1. (cardinal number) ninety
    Synonym: naw deg

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
deg a phedwar ugain ddeg a phedwar ugain neg a phedwar ugain unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.