ocht déag
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Irish[edit]
| < 17 | 18 | 19 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ocht déag Ordinal : ochtú déag Personal : ochtar déag | ||
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
- eighteen
- ocht bpunt déag ― eighteen pounds
Usage notes[edit]
When used to modify a noun, ocht triggers eclipsis of a following noun, which is in the genitive plural; déag follows the noun.
The form aon deich a hocht was prescribed by Peadar Ua Laoghaire in the 1920s, but it is unclear whether it has ever been used by native speakers.
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ocht déag | n-ocht déag | hocht déag | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||