How to count in Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic language spoken mainly in Scotland, and also in parts of Nova Scotia in Canada.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine
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| Cardinal | Ordinal | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | neoini [n̪ʲɔnɪ] | |
| 1 | aon [ɯ̃ːn] | a chiad |
| 2 | dà [daː] /dhà | an dàrna |
| 3 | trì [triː] | an treas |
| 4 | ceithir [kʲehɪrʲ] | an ceathramh |
| 5 | còig [koːgʲ] | an còigeamh |
| 6 | sia [ʃia] | an siathamh |
| 7 | seachd [ʃɛxg] | an seachdamh |
| 8 | ochd [ɔxg] | an t-ochdamh |
| 9 | naoi [n̪ˠɯj] | an naoitheamh |
| 10 | deich [dʲeç] | an deaicheamh |
| 11 | aon deug | |
| 12 | dà dheug | |
| 13 | trì deug | |
| 14 | ceithir deug | |
| 15 | còig deug | |
| 16 | sia deug | |
| 17 | seachd deug | |
| 18 | ochd deug | |
| 19 | naoi deug | |
| 20 | fichead | ficheadamh |
| 21 | aon air fhichead fichead 's a haon |
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| 22 | dhà air fhichead fichead 's a dhà |
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| 23 | trì air fhichead fichead 's a trì |
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| 24 | ceithir air fhichead fichead 's a ceithir |
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| 25 | còig air fhichead fichead 's a còig |
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| 26 | sia air fhichead fichead 's a sia |
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| 27 | seachd air fhichead fichead 's a seachd |
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| 28 | ochd air fhichead fichead 's a hochd |
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| 29 | naoi air fhichead fichead 's a naoi |
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| 30 | deich air fhichead trithead |
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| 31 | aon deug air fhichead trithead 's a haon |
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| 32 | dhà dheug air fhichead trithead 's a dhà |
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| 33 | trì deug air fhichead trithead 's a trì |
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| 34 | ceithir deug air fhichead trithead 's a ceithir |
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| 35 | còig deug air fhichead trithead 's a còig |
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| 36 | sia deug air fhichead trithead 's a sia |
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| 37 | seachd deug air fhichead trithead 's a seachd |
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| 38 | ochd deug air fhichead trithead 's a ochd |
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| 39 | naoi deug air fhichead trithead 's a naoi |
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| 40 | dà fhichead ceathrad |
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| 50 | dà fhichead 's deich / leth-cheud caogad |
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| 60 | trì fichead siagad |
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| 70 | trì fichead 's deich seachad |
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| 80 | ceithir fichead ochdad |
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| 90 | ceithir fichead 's deich naochad |
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| 100 | ceud | |
| 1000 | mìle |
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Numbers in Scottish Gaelic
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