Seven to Ten

Level 2

Seven to ten cause eclipsis in ordinary noun-counting phrases: seacht mbád, deich gcapall. The noun is not an English-style plural.

How It Works

Seven to ten cause eclipsis in ordinary noun-counting phrases: seacht mbád, deich gcapall. The noun is not an English-style plural.

Seven to ten ordinarily eclipse an eligible initial on the singular counting form. Bád gives seacht mbád, while capall gives deich gcapall. Use the actual number-plus-noun pattern, not an English plural noun after an unchanged numeral.

Examples (3)

  1. Tá seacht mbád anseo.

    There are seven boats here.

  2. Feicim ocht gcapall.

    I see eight horses.

  3. Tá deich gcat sa teach.

    There are ten cats in the house.

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Seven to TenLevel 2

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Contrast the leniting lower numerals with eclipsing seven through ten.

Words in This Pattern

seachtochtnaoideich