canfed namyn un

Welsh

Welsh numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal (masculine / vigesimal): pedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
    Cardinal (feminine / vigesimal): pedair ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
    Cardinal (vigesimal): cant namyn un
    Cardinal (decimal): naw deg naw
    Ordinal (masculine): pedwerydd ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
    Ordinal (feminine): pedwaredd ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
    Ordinal: canfed namyn un
    Ordinal abbreviation: 99ain

Etymology

Literally, “hundredth but one”.

Adjective

canfed namyn un (feminine singular canfed namyn un, plural canfed namyn un, not comparable)

  1. (ordinal number) ninety-ninth

Usage notes

Ordinals utilising canfed employ wedi'r (“past the, after the”) as a connecting word, which stands in contrast to cardinals after cant, which use a (“and”), e.g. cyntaf wedi'r cant (“hundred-and-first”) but cant ac un (“one hundred and one”).

Mutation

Mutated forms of canfed namyn un
radical soft nasal aspirate
canfed namyn un ganfed namyn un nghanfed namyn un chanfed namyn un

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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