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Grimoire Vocabulary — Numbers

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Irish	Ogham	How to say it	English	Source	Note
a ceathair	᚛ᚐ ᚉᚓᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜	`uh KAH-her`	four	Foclóir Teanglann	Counting form of four. Ceithre before a noun: ceithre thithe.
a ceathair déag	᚛ᚐ ᚉᚓᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`AH KA-huh-uhr DAY-uhg`	fourteen	Foclóir Teanglann
a cúig	᚛ᚐ ᚉᚒᚔᚌ᚜	`uh KOO-ig`	five	Foclóir Teanglann	Counting form of five. Cúig before a noun: cúig theach.
a cúig déag	᚛ᚐ ᚉᚒᚔᚌ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`AH KOO-uhg DAY-uhg`	fifteen	Foclóir Teanglann
a deich	᚛ᚐ ᚇᚓᚔᚉᚆ᚜	`uh JEH`	ten	Foclóir Teanglann	Counting form of ten. Deich triggers eclipsis: deich dtithe (ten houses).
a dó	᚛ᚐ ᚇᚑ᚜	`uh DOH`	two	Foclóir Teanglann	Counting form of two. With a noun, dhá is used (and lenites): dhá theach (two houses).
a dó dhéag	᚛ᚐ ᚇᚑ ᚇᚆᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`AH DOH YAY-uhg`	twelve	Foclóir Teanglann
a haon	᚛ᚐ ᚆᚐᚑᚅ᚜	`uh HAYN`	one	Foclóir Teanglann	Counting form of one. Used when reciting numbers: a haon, a dó, a trí. With a noun, the form is just aon — aon teach (one house).
a haon déag	᚛ᚐ ᚆᚐᚑᚅ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`AH HEEN DAY-uhg`	eleven	Foclóir Teanglann
a hocht	᚛ᚐ ᚆᚑᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`uh HUKHT`	eight	Foclóir Teanglann	Counting form of eight. Ocht triggers eclipsis: ocht dtithe (eight houses).
a hocht déag	᚛ᚐ ᚆᚑᚉᚆᚈ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`AH HUHKHT DAY-uhg`	eighteen	Foclóir Teanglann
a naoi	᚛ᚐ ᚅᚐᚑᚔ᚜	`uh NAY`	nine	Foclóir Teanglann	Counting form of nine. Naoi triggers eclipsis: naoi dtithe (nine houses).
a naoi déag	᚛ᚐ ᚅᚐᚑᚔ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`AH NEE-uh DAY-uhg`	nineteen	Foclóir Teanglann
a náid	᚛ᚐ ᚅᚐᚔᚇ᚜	`AH NAW-uhd`	zero	Foclóir Teanglann
a seacht	᚛ᚐ ᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`uh SHOKHT`	seven	Foclóir Teanglann	Counting form of seven. Seacht triggers eclipsis on a following consonant: seacht dtithe (seven houses).
a seacht déag	᚛ᚐ ᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`AH SHAKHT DAY-uhg`	seventeen	Foclóir Teanglann
a sé	᚛ᚐ ᚄᚓ᚜	`uh SHAY`	six	Foclóir Teanglann	Counting form of six. Sé before a noun: sé thithe.
a sé déag	᚛ᚐ ᚄᚓ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`AH SHAY DAY-uhg`	sixteen	Foclóir Teanglann
a trí	᚛ᚐ ᚈᚏᚔ᚜	`uh TREE`	three	Foclóir Teanglann	Counting form of three. Trí before a noun lenites: trí thithe (three houses).
a trí déag	᚛ᚐ ᚈᚏᚔ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`AH TREE DAY-uhg`	thirteen	Foclóir Teanglann
aisteach	᚛ᚐᚔᚄᚈᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`AH-uh-shtakh`	odd	Foclóir Teanglann
amháin	᚛ᚐᚋᚆᚐᚔᚅ᚜	`OW-aw-uhn`	single	Foclóir Teanglann
aon déag	᚛ᚐᚑᚅ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`AYN jayg`	eleven	Foclóir Teanglann	Eleven. Built as one + déag (teen).
aonú … déag	᚛ᚐᚑᚅᚒ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜		eleventh	Foclóir Teanglann
beirt	᚛ᚁᚓᚔᚏᚈ᚜	`BEH-uhrt`	couple	Foclóir Teanglann
bhí an líon céanna fear agus ban ann	᚛ᚁᚆᚔ ᚐᚅ ᚂᚔᚑᚅ ᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐ ᚃᚓᚐᚏ ᚐᚌᚒᚄ ᚁᚐᚅ ᚐᚅᚅ᚜	`VEE AHN LEE-uhn KAY-uh-nnuh FAR AH-guhs BAHN AHNN`	equal	Foclóir Teanglann
billiún	᚛ᚁᚔᚂᚂᚔᚒᚅ᚜	`BIH-lluh-oon`	billion	Foclóir Teanglann
caoga	᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚌᚐ᚜	`KAY-guh`	fifty	Foclóir Teanglann	Fifty.
ceathrú	᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚈᚆᚏᚒ᚜	`KAH-roo`	fourth	Foclóir Teanglann	Fourth. Also means ‘quarter’ (a fraction).
céad	᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚇ᚜	`kayd`	first	Foclóir Teanglann	First (ordinal). Same form as ‘hundred’ — context disambiguates.
céadú	᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚇᚒ᚜	`KAY-uh-doo`	hundredth	Foclóir Teanglann
cúigiú	᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚌᚔᚒ᚜	`KOO-ig-yoo`	fifth	Foclóir Teanglann	Fifth.
daichead	᚛ᚇᚐᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚇ᚜	`DA-hud`	forty	Foclóir Teanglann	Forty. Older form: dá fhichead (two-twenties).
dara	᚛ᚇᚐᚏᚐ᚜	`DAR-uh`	second	Foclóir Teanglann	Second (ordinal).
dara … déag	᚛ᚇᚐᚏᚐ ᚇᚓᚐᚌ᚜		twelfth	Foclóir Teanglann
deichiú	᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚉᚆᚔᚒ᚜	`JEH-yoo`	tenth	Foclóir Teanglann	Tenth.
deighilte	᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚌᚆᚔᚂᚈᚓ᚜	`DEH-uh-yuh-ltuh`	divided	Foclóir
digit	᚛ᚇᚔᚌᚔᚈ᚜	`DIH-guht`	digit	Foclóir Teanglann
dosaen	᚛ᚇᚑᚄᚐᚓᚅ᚜	`DUH-sayn`	dozen	Foclóir Teanglann
dó dhéag	᚛ᚇᚑ ᚇᚆᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`DOH yayg`	twelve	Foclóir Teanglann	Twelve.
dúbailte	᚛ᚇᚒᚁᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ᚜	`DOO-buh-uh-ltuh`	double	Foclóir Teanglann
fiche	᚛ᚃᚔᚉᚆᚓ᚜	`FIH-huh`	twenty	Foclóir Teanglann	Twenty. Old Irish counted in twenties (vigesimal): the legacy survives in scór (a score).
figiúr	᚛ᚃᚔᚌᚔᚒᚏ᚜	`FIH-guh-oor`	figure	Foclóir Teanglann
iomlán	᚛ᚔᚑᚋᚂᚐᚅ᚜	`IH-uh-mlawn`	total	Foclóir Teanglann
leath	᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚈᚆ᚜	`lah`	half	Foclóir Teanglann	Half. Leath also means ‘one of a pair’ or ‘side.’
lúide	᚛ᚂᚒᚔᚇᚓ᚜	`LOO-uh-duh`	minus	Foclóir Teanglann
milliún	᚛ᚋᚔᚂᚂᚔᚒᚅ᚜	`MIL-yoon`	million	Foclóir Teanglann	Million. Modern loan.
méadaigh faoi thrí	᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚇᚐᚔᚌᚆ ᚃᚐᚑᚔ ᚈᚆᚏᚔ᚜	`MAY-uh-duh-uhy FEE-uh HREE`	triple	Foclóir Teanglann
méid	᚛ᚋᚓᚔᚇ᚜	`MAY-uhd`	amount	Foclóir Teanglann
míle	᚛ᚋᚔᚂᚓ᚜	`MEE-luh`	thousand	Foclóir Teanglann	Thousand. Also means ‘mile’ (the distance) — both senses are old.
míliú	᚛ᚋᚔᚂᚔᚒ᚜	`MEE-luh-oo`	thousandth	Foclóir Teanglann
naoú	᚛ᚅᚐᚑᚒ᚜	`NAY-oo`	ninth	Foclóir Teanglann	Ninth.
nócha	᚛ᚅᚑᚉᚆᚐ᚜	`NOH-khuh`	ninety	Foclóir Teanglann	Ninety.
ochtó	᚛ᚑᚉᚆᚈᚑ᚜	`UKH-toh`	eighty	Foclóir Teanglann	Eighty.
ochtú	᚛ᚑᚉᚆᚈᚒ᚜	`UKH-too`	eighth	Foclóir Teanglann	Eighth.
plus	᚛ᚚᚂᚒᚄ᚜	`PLUHS`	plus	Foclóir Teanglann
príomh-	᚛ᚚᚏᚔᚑᚋᚆ᚜	`PREE-oh`	prime	Foclóir Teanglann
péire	᚛ᚚᚓᚔᚏᚓ᚜	`PAY-uh-ruh`	pair	Foclóir Teanglann
scór	᚛ᚄᚉᚑᚏ᚜	`skohr`	score	Foclóir Teanglann	A score — twenty. Survival of Old Irish vigesimal counting. Trí scór is sixty (three twenties).
seachtó	᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈᚑ᚜	`SHOKH-toh`	seventy	Foclóir Teanglann	Seventy.
seachtú	᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈᚒ᚜	`SHOKH-too`	seventh	Foclóir Teanglann	Seventh.
seasca	᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚄᚉᚐ᚜	`SHAS-kuh`	sixty	Foclóir Teanglann	Sixty.
suim	᚛ᚄᚒᚔᚋ᚜	`SIHM`	sum	Foclóir Teanglann
séú	᚛ᚄᚓᚒ᚜	`SHAY-oo`	sixth	Foclóir Teanglann	Sixth.
trian	᚛ᚈᚏᚔᚐᚅ᚜	`TREE-un`	third	Foclóir Teanglann	A third (1/3).
trí huaire	᚛ᚈᚏᚔ ᚆᚒᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜	`TREE HOO-UH-uh-ruh`	thrice	Foclóir Teanglann
tríocha	᚛ᚈᚏᚔᚑᚉᚆᚐ᚜	`TREE-uh-khuh`	thirty	Foclóir Teanglann	Thirty.
tríú	᚛ᚈᚏᚔᚒ᚜	`TREE-oo`	third	Foclóir Teanglann	Third.
uimhir	᚛ᚒᚔᚋᚆᚔᚏ᚜	`IV-er`	number	Foclóir Teanglann	A number (the abstract concept).

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