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dó_dhéag
dó dhéag
Irish
Numeral
- twelve
- a haon déag, a dó dhéag, a trí déag ― eleven, twelve, thirteen
- bus a dó dhéag ― bus number 12
- a dó dhéag a chlog ― twelve o’clock
Usage notes
This term is used independently, not directly modifying a noun. It is always preceded by the particle a.
"Twelve" directly modifying a noun is indicated by dhá before the noun (and triggering lenition on it) and déag after it.
- dhá bhus déag ― twelve buses
Related terms
- dháréag (“twelve people”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dó dhéag | dhó dhéag | ndó dhéag |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||