pedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain

Welsh

Welsh cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : pedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
    Ordinal : pedwerydd ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
    Decimal : naw deg naw
    Feminine : pedair ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain

Etymology

From pedwar (four) + ar (on) + pymtheg (fifteen) + a (and) + pedwar (four) + ugain (twenty).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌpɛdwar ar ˌbəmθɛɡ a ˌfɛdwar ˈɪɡai̯n/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛdwar ar ˌbəmθɛɡ a ˌfɛdwar ˈiːɡai̯n/, /ˌpɛdwar ar ˌbəmθɛɡ a ˌfɛdwar ˈɪɡai̯n/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛdwar ar ˌbəmθɛɡ a ˌfɛdwar ˈiːɡɛn/, /ˌpɛdwar ar ˌbəmθɛɡ a ˌfɛdwar ˈɪɡɛn/

Numeral

pedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain m (feminine form pedair ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain)

  1. ninety-nine
    Synonyms: cant namyn un, naw deg naw

Usage notes

The decimal pedair ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain can only be used with masculine nouns whereas the synonymous decimal naw deg naw can be used with nouns of any gender.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
pedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain bedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain mhedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain phedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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