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Da dhuine mora, two tall men, where the Noun is Singu¬
lar in form, but accompanied by a Plural Adjective.
This peculiarity of Nouns qualified by " da " having a
different form from the common Plural has caused some to
suppose that there is in Gaelic a Dual Ninnber ; but by the
same reasoning we should have to acknowledge a Vigintal, a
Cental, and a Millial Number. Besides, Nouns preceded by
these Numerals are qualified by Plural Adjectives, and re¬
presented by Plural Pronontis.
The following are the Ordinal Numbers with a Noun :—
thar
1
22
A cheud, Cr chiad duine,
the first man.
2 An dara duine. . 30
3 An treas, or tritheamh
duine. 40
4 An ceathramh duine.
5 An cuigeamh duine. 50
6 An seathamh duine.
7 An seachdamh duine. 60
8 An t-ochdamh duine.
9 An. naothamh duine. 120
10 An deicheamh duine.
11 An t-aon duine deug. 200
12 An dara duine deug.
13 An treas duine deug. 1,000
20 Am ficheadamh duine. 1,000,000
21 An t-aon duine thar
fhichead.
The following Cardinal
persons :—
Dithis, two, or two persons. 7
Triuir. 8
Ceathrar. 9
Cuignear. 10
Seathnar, seisear.
An dara duine
fhichead.
An deicheamh duine
thar fhichead.
An da fhicheadamh
duine.
An leth-cheudamh
duine.
An tri ficheadamh
duine.
An sea ficl eadamh
duine.
An da cheudamh
duine.
An mileamh (luine.
An deich ceud mileamh
duine.
2
3
4
5
6
Numerals are used only for
Seachdnar.
Ochdnar.
Naoinear.
Deichnear.
These may be used with the Genitive Plural of Nouns,
as—Ceathrar, four persons ; ceathrar bhan, four women.
Indefinite Numerals are Adjectives that express number
in a general manner, as—lomadh, many a ; gach, every. To
these may be added moran, many, and beagaia, few, which