pymtheg
Welsh
| [a], [b], [c], [d] ← 14 | 15 | 16 → [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal (vigesimal): pymtheg Cardinal (decimal): un deg pump Ordinal: pymthegfed Ordinal abbreviation: 15fed | ||
| Welsh Wikipedia article on 15 | ||
Etymology
Proto-Brythonic *pɨmθeg, from Proto-Celtic *kʷenxtekam < *kʷenkʷe dekam. Equivalent to pump (“five”) + deg (“ten”)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpəmθɛɡ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpəmθaɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpəmθɛɡ/
Numeral
pymtheg
- (cardinal number, vigesimal) fifteen
- Synonym: un deg pump
Derived terms
- pymtheg yn y dwsin (“nineteen to the dozen”, literally “fifteen in the dozen”)