pedwar ugain
Welsh
| 800 | ||||
| [a], [b], [c] ← 70 | [a], [b], [c] ← 79 | 80 | 81 → [a], [b] | 90 → [a], [b], [c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | ||||
| Cardinal (vigesimal): pedwar ugain Cardinal (decimal): wyth deg, (optionally before a nasal or vowel) wyth deng Ordinal: pedwar ugeinfed Ordinal abbreviation: 80fed | ||||
Etymology
pedwar (“four”) + ugain (“twenty”)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌpɛdwar ˈɪɡai̯n/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌpɛdwar ˈiːɡai̯n/, /ˌpɛdwar ˈɪɡai̯n/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛdwar ˈiːɡɛn/, /ˌpɛdwar ˈɪɡɛn/
Numeral
- (cardinal number, vigesimal) eighty, four score
- Synonym: wyth deg
Usage notes
- Numerals which employ pedwar ugain as their final element, i.e. 81 to 99, use a (“and”) to connect it to the preceding element, which causes an aspirate mutation, e.g. un a phedwar ugain (“eighty-one”), pedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain (“ninety-nine”).
Noun
pedwar ugain m (plural pedwar ugeiniau)