deuddeg
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Welsh
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Cardinal (masculine / decimal): un deg dau Cardinal (feminine / decimal): un deg dwy Cardinal (vigesimal): deuddeg Ordinal: deuddegfed Ordinal abbreviation: 12fed | ||
Welsh Wikipedia article on 12 |
Etymology
[edit]From dau (“two”) + deg (“ten”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdeɨ̯ðɛɡ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdeɨ̯ðaɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdei̯ðɛɡ/
- Rhymes: -eɨ̯ðɛɡ
Numeral
[edit]deuddeg
- (cardinal number) twelve
- Synonyms: un deg dau, un deg dwy
Usage notes
[edit]- The vigesimal deuddeg can be used with nouns of any gender whereas the decimal un deg dau and un deg dwy are used solely with masculine and feminine nouns respectively.
- Vigesimal deuddeg (“twelve”) is not to be confused with decimal dau ddeg (“twenty”).
Derived terms
[edit]- (chiefly in the negative) taro deuddeg (“to strike the right note”, literally “to strike twelve”)