tri a deugain

Welsh

Welsh numbers (edit)
[a], [b], [c], [d] ←  42 43 44  → [a], [b], [c], [d]
    Cardinal (masculine / vigesimal): deugain ac tri, tri a deugain
    Cardinal (feminine / vigesimal): deugain ac tair
    Cardinal (masculine / decimal): pedwar deg tri
    Cardinal (feminine / decimal): pedwar deg tair
    Ordinal (masculine): deugain ac trydydd
    Ordinal (feminine): deugain ac trydedd
    Ordinal abbreviation (masculine): 43ydd
    Ordinal abbreviation (feminine): 43edd

Etymology

From tri (three) +‎ ac (and) +‎ deugain (forty).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌtriː a ˈdei̯ɡai̯n/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌtriː a ˈdei̯ɡɛn/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌtriː a ˈdei̯ɡai̯n/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌtriː a ˈdei̯ɡɛn/

Usage notes

  • Despite being written as eu, the vowel here is /ei̯/ in all parts of Wales.

Numeral

tri a deugain m (feminine tair a deugain)

  1. (cardinal number) forty three
    Synonym: pedwar deg tri
    Heb gyfrif ei lluaws maes-drefi, saif y ddinas ei hun ar ddeugain milldir ysgwir o dir, gyda thair milldir a deugain o afon fordwyol yn rhedeg drwyddi.[1]
    Without counting its many suburbs, the city itself stands on forty square miles of land, with forty three miles of navigable river running through it.

Mutation

Mutated forms of tri a deugain
radical soft nasal aspirate
tri a deugain dri a deugain nhri a deugain thri a deugain

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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