tri deg

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Welsh[edit]

Welsh numbers (edit)
300
[a], [b], [c] ←  20 [a], [b] ←  29 30 31  → [a], [b] 40  → [a], [b], [c]
3[a], [b]
    Cardinal (decimal): tri deg, (optionally before a nasal or vowel) tri deng
    Cardinal (vigesimal): deg ar hugain
    Ordinal: degfed ar hugain
    Ordinal abbreviation: 30ain

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tri (three) +‎ deg (ten).

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

tri deg

  1. (cardinal number, decimal) thirty
    Synonym: deg ar hugain
    • 2014, Guto Dafydd, Jac, Y Lolfa:
      Twrna lleol, 56 oed; practis llwyddiannus yn y dre ers tri deg mlynedd; digon o bres.
      Local solicitor, aged 56; a successful practice in the town for thirty years; enough brass.

Usage notes[edit]

The conditions for using tri deng instead of tri deg are as for using deng instead of deg, except that they are all optional and commonly not applied.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tri deg dri deg nhri deg thri deg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.