pedwar ar bymtheg

Welsh

Welsh cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : pedwar ar bymtheg     Ordinal : pedwerydd ar bymtheg     Decimal : un deg naw     Feminine : pedair ar bymtheg

Etymology

From pedwar (“four”) +‎ ar (“on”) +‎ pymtheg (“fifteen”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛdwar ar ˈbəmθɛɡ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛdwar ar ˈbəmθaɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛdwar ar ˈbəmθɛɡ/

Numeral

pedwar ar bymtheg m (feminine form pedair ar bymtheg)

1. (vigesimal) nineteen

   Synonym: un deg naw

Usage notes

The vigesimal pedwar ar bymtheg can only be used with masculine nouns whereas the synonymous decimal un deg naw can be used with nouns of any gender.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pedwar ar bymtheg	bedwar ar bymtheg	mhedwar ar bymtheg	phedwar ar bymtheg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.